As always, the aim of the Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report is to shine a light on the various Actor types, the tactics they utilize and the targets they choose.
From year to year, we see new and innovative attacks as well as variations on tried and-true attacks that still remain successful. From the exploitation of well-known and far-reaching zero-day vulnerabilities, such as the one that affected MOVEit, to the much more mundane but still incredibly effective Ransomware and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, criminals continue to do their utmost to prove the old adage “crime does not pay” wrong.
The past year has been a busy one for cybercrime. We analyzed 30,458 real-world security incidents, of which 10,626 were confirmed data breaches (a record high!), with victims spanning 94 countries. While the general structure of the Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report remains the same, long-time world security incidents, of which 10,626 were confirmed data breaches (a record high!), with victims spanning 94 countries.
