The 2022 NSFOCUS Cybersecurity Insights report highlights a sharp 30% rise in global vulnerabilities, with cross-site scripting and unpatched Windows flaws among the most exploited. Malware threats surged, fueled by the Russia-Ukraine war, expanding IoT botnets, and ransomware competition. Mirai and Fodcha dominated botnet activity, while LockBit, Conti, and Lapsus$ led ransomware operations targeting governments and critical sectors. APT attacks intensified in Eastern Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East, driven by geopolitical conflict. Large-scale data breaches reached record highs, with over 1 billion records exposed in some incidents due to hacking and cloud misconfigurations.

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