Threat Intelligence from Threat Protection by Mastercard

This threat report provides an in-depth analysis of global cyberattack trends from January to March 2024. It highlights the most active threat actors, top attacking networks, and regions with the highest malicious activity. Key insights include Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack trends, credential stuffing attempts, and the most frequently targeted network ports.

This report examines the cyber dimension of the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict, highlighting the surge in cyberattacks accompanying the physical war. It explores the role of state-sponsored threat actors, hacktivist groups, and cyber criminals, detailing their motivations, attack methods, and geopolitical affiliations.

Covering October to December 2023, this technical threat report provides an overview of cyber threats observed worldwide. It details the most common attack vectors, including port scanning, malware campaigns, and credential stuffing.

This report analyzes global attack traffic over a 90-day period from July 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023. During this timeframe, Baffin Bay Networks' global sensory network recorded approximately 430 million malicious events. The majority of these events were attributed to port scanning (54%) and credential stuffing (46%), with additional activities including malware uploads, spam, and HTTP attacks.