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    H1 Global Threat Intelligence Report

    Get the report to learn about the specific threats from cybercriminals around the world, explore major events that impacted cybersecurity in the first half of 2024, and get recommendations for how to take action against these threats.

    H1 Global Threat Intelligence Report Snapshot

    Attacker methodology shifted in Q4 2023 to focus more on links, yet continues to utilize tried and tested methods of spam and older vulnerabilities.

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    Top targeted industry

    Overall, malicious URLs were the most prevalent attack vector accounting for roughly 10 times more attacks

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    AI bot call center scam

    A phishing scam using a variety of fake invoices, including a phone number to an AI-powered call center

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    CVE-2022-42889

    "Text4Shell" is a critical Apache Commons Text vulnerability allowing remote code execution

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    Threats per User by Business Size

    While spam and impersonation attacks dominated the threat landscape, malicious links remained the favored way for attackers to attempt to infect end users’ systems.
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    Threats per User by Attack Type

    The average Mimecast user account encountered a third fewer links in 2024 Q2 compared to Q1
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    Top 5 Industries by Threats per User

    Users in the scientific and technical, legal professional services, and IT consulting industries were targeted with the most spam, with Mimecast blocking on average 20 attacks per user
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    Top 10 File-Sharing Services used in Attacks

    Attackers continued to increase their use of links to deliver payloads to their victims, with the predominant file sharing domains varying greatly across regions
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    Top 10 Vulnerabilities Used in Attacks

    In H1 2024, most attacks leveraged a small number of vulnerabilities with some exceeding 14 years in age.
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