Search engine ads are not always as they seem. Cybercriminals can take advantage of the ability to precisely target potential victims, tricking them into clicking malicious links prominently displayed before the intended legitimate destination. This blog post takes a detailed look at the increasingly sophisticated usage of the technique known as cloaking, which is used… Read More »
Cybercriminals always seek to cash in on current affairs to lend credibility to their attacks, and the conflict in Gaza is no exception. Netcraft has detected over $1.6M in cryptocurrency being transferred to accounts associated with this fraud. In donation fraud, cybercriminals trick users into donating to what appears to be a legitimate cause using… Read More »
Cybercrime Detection, Disruption, Takedown Firm Wins Editor’s Choice Cybersecurity Company SALT LAKE CITY and LONDON – October 26, 2023 – Netcraft, the global leader in cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns, announced today it has been named the winner of the “Editor’s Choice Cybersecurity Company” award from Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security… Read More »
In the October 2023 survey we received responses from 1,093,294,946 sites across 267,962,271 domains and 12,371,536 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 8.3 million sites, 13.2 million domains, and 96,682 web-facing computers. The largest gains this month came from Apache, which gained 19.6 million sites (+8.51%), OpenResty, which gained 5.7 million domains (+14.9%), and… Read More »
Given the global interest in artificial intelligence (AI), it comes as no surprise that cybercriminals are looking to exploit the media hype. 2023 has seen a rapid increase in AI-themed attacks, following the release of Large Language Model (LLM)-powered chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022 (which quickly became one of the fastest-growing consumer applications ever). One… Read More »
The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a content-addressed peer-to-peer file sharing network from Protocol Labs being exploited by cybercriminals to host phishing sites and other malicious content. Often associated with the web 3.0 movement, it allows its users to upload, share, and download files across a distributed worldwide network. Gateways make IPFS accessible to the… Read More »
As Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) approaches, the annual online sales phenomenon shows no sign of slowing down, and neither do cybercriminals looking to take advantage of the busiest shopping days of the year. The kick-off to holiday shopping, much of which has become digital, represents a massive opportunity for cybercriminals seeking to exploit the… Read More »
In the November 2023 survey we received responses from 1,092,141,942 sites across 269,029,841 domains and 12,483,638 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 1.2 million sites, a gain of 1.1 million domains, and a gain of 112,102 web-facing computers. OpenResty saw the largest gain of 2.4 million sites this month. This gave it a slight… Read More »
In the December 2022 survey we received responses from 1,125,374,532 sites across 271,238,722 domains and 12,234,425 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 9.7 million sites, 450,421 domains, and 72,200 web-facing computers. Cloudflare continues its growth, gaining 1.5 million sites (+1.44%) and 309,670 domains (+1.21%). Cloudflare now accounts for 9.14% of sites and 9.57% of… Read More »
“To promote their products and services as well as engage with customers, today’s enterprises, organisations, and some people require IT infrastructure and web-based apps. Dedicated servers are always preferred by these businesses over shared and public servers. Data security, on the other hand, is a big problem for businesses in the modern internet era. Most… Read More »