Cybersecurity Threats Surge In First Half, Report Finds
SC Media, Friday, August 1st, 2025
Threat actors have launched a deluge of cyberattacks during the first six months of 2025, resulting in record-high credential theft, ransomware, and data breach incidence, Cybernews reports.
Information-stealing malware has pilfered 1.8 billion credentials between January and June, which is 800% higher than the previous year, with Lumma, RedLine, StealC, Vidar, and Agent Tesla being the most prolific strains, and India, the U.S., and Brazil being the most targeted countries, according to an analysis from Flashpoint. On the other hand, ransomware incidents rose 179% year-over-year, with manufacturing being the most targeted sector.