The CrowdStrike 2023 Global Threat Report reveals a surge in adversary speed, sophistication, and cloud-focused attacks. eCrime breakout time dropped to 84 minutes, while malware-free attacks hit 71%. Cloud exploitation incidents tripled, and access broker ads rose 112%. Adversaries increasingly reused vulnerabilities and adopted double extortion tactics—stealing data without deploying ransomware. China-nexus actors were the most active globally, while Russia-nexus actors targeted Ukraine. CrowdStrike emphasizes identity/cloud protection, patching, and readiness as key defense strategies.

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