{"id":15043,"date":"2014-12-23T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kasperskydaily.com\/b2b\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2020-02-27T03:52:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:52:22","slug":"attacks-towering-the-number-of-corporate-targets-increased-2x-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/attacks-towering-the-number-of-corporate-targets-increased-2x-in-2014\/15043\/","title":{"rendered":"Attacks towering: the number of corporate targets increased 2x in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the key events that defined the threat landscape of 2014<\/a>, targeted attacks and malicious campaigns stand out, particularly in terms of their scale and impact on businesses, governments, public and private institutions. Over the last 12 months, our Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) reported seven advanced persistent cyber-attack campaigns (APTs). Between them, these accounted for more than 4,400 corporate sector targets in at least 55 countries worldwide. This year also saw a number of fraud campaigns that resulted in losses totaling millions of dollars. The number of victims affected by targeted attacks in 2014 is 2.4 times that of 2013. A thought-provoking figure, is it not?<\/p>\n

Attacks towering: the number of corporate targets increased 2x in 2014<\/p>Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n

Cyberespionage APT campaigns, as well as fraud operations, were of special note this year, with a growing number of large-scale APT campaigns discovered.<\/p>\n

Kaspersky Lab has recently launched a new interactive \u201cLogbook\u201d<\/a> of APT campaigns featuring ongoing campaigns and those that cease to exist.<\/p>\n

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There are 13 active APT campaigns, 3 more ceased activities earlier this year, and 8 had been publicized in 2014:<\/p>\n