Cyber attacks news today 2023

March 22, 2023:
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March 18, 2023:
A comment on current media coverage in Nigeria

Recently, KonBriefing Research was mentioned in the media in connection with cyberattacks during the presidential elections in Nigeria. The high number of 12.9 million attacks cited by the government was questioned, because on KonBriefing there are no cyberattacks recorded for Nigeria for this period.

I would like to explain that KonBriefing only lists attacks that were 1) successful and 2) in addition, were also publicly disclosed. This contrasts with the number of unsuccessful attacks, which is always much higher. This number usually remains unknown because the attempts are either not noticed or because they are registered by the affected organizations but not made public. Many such attempts are automated and carried out in large numbers by the perpetrators, for example, phishing emails sent en masse or port scans or types that are difficult to count, such as DDoS attacks. The question of how the official figures were calculated is certainly justified. But depending on how one counts the attempts and attacks, this can add up to a large number that differs significantly from the number of successful and known attacks presented here.

February 8, 2023:
More victims of the global attack on ESXi servers known

Reuters has published some victims of the attack on unpatched ESXi systems. These include the Florida Supreme Court and several universities.