Global cyber attacks jump 48% as phishing rises
about 1 hour agoOrganisations faced 2,803 attacks a week on average in September as phishing and ransomware added to pressure on corporate and public sector systems.
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Shared hosting in the US has made Prince of Persia's command-and-control traffic harder for defenders to spot as the group adapts its methods.
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