The Executive Summary of the Mid-Year 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report highlights major shifts in cybercriminal activity during the first half of 2021. Ransomware surged to record levels, increasing 151% year over year and surpassing the total volume seen in all of 2020 by midyear, with especially sharp growth in Europe and North America. Overall malware volume declined 22% as attackers moved away from broad spray-and-pray campaigns toward more targeted tactics, though Asia experienced rising malware activity. The report also notes significant growth in cryptojacking and IoT malware, alongside a 54% increase in never-before-seen malware detected by SonicWall’s RTDMI technology. Together, the findings show attackers becoming more selective, sophisticated, and persistent in exploiting dist

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