In 2024, threat actors prioritized stealth, simplicity, and efficiency
Cisco Talos’ Year in Review reveals insights into how cyber criminals carried out their campaigns, and what made an attack successful. Read about threat actor activities across topics including top targeted vulnerabilities, network-based attacks, email threats, adversary toolsets, identity attacks, multi-factor authentication abuse, ransomware, and AI-based threats.
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New group RansomHub climbed the ranks by targeting large operations in pursuit of hefty payouts
Identity-based attacks were dominant, accounting for 60% of all Cisco Talos Incident Response cases.
Ransomware actors successfully disabled security solutions in 48% of their attacks last year
Generative AI tools have enabled more sophisticated social engineering attacks
Watch: Key Takeaways
In this two minute animated video, learn the key ways in which attackers targeted organizations in 2024
View on YouTubeThe data in Talos’ Year in Review covers January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. We analyzed:
