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Cy-Xplorer 2023

Your #1 source for expert insights on cyber extortion

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  • Over 2,100 organizations around the world became victim of cyber extortion in 2022. 
  • 96 different countries have been impacted by cyber extortion (Cy-X) in 2022. That means half (49%) of all countries in the world have been victimized by Cy-X (and those are only the countries we know of).
  • 50% of the countries impacted by Cy-X, are in the top 30 of countries with the most businesses. 
  • Phishing remains the top initial attack vector, closely followed by exploiting vulnerabilities and bruteforcing open RDP. 

When bits turn to blackmail

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Orange Cyberdefense's Security Research Center and the CERT have been tracking cyber-extortion (Cy-X) activity for the last years and recently noticed a shift in the criminal ecosystem impacting new countries and industries. 

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Changes in victim count by region

Cy-X ecosystem, threat actors and rebrands

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