Cybersecurity Threats Affecting Businesses In July 2024

The overall level of cyber threat continues to be elevated globally and the impact is being felt across organizations of all sizes and industry sectors. Cyber-attacks persist across all industrial sectors with continued global focus on healthcare and industrial control systems (ICS). This follows the current trend where attackers are looking for 'soft' targets in industries with a history of underinvestment in cybersecurity. The impact of each attack is increasing as malicious actors focus on higher value targets.

Below are the top six threats that have emerged over the past month.

Spanish Speakers Targeted by Agent Tesla

The Agent Tesla Remote Access Trojan (RAT) has been used in cyber campaigns for years to steal sensitive information from victims' computers. This malware can collect various types of data, such as hardware details, login credentials, keystrokes, email contacts, browser cookies, clipboard data, screenshots, and more. The recent campaign