Malware attacks rise as cyber actors skirt security, target financials

Malware attacks recorded their first uptick in volume in more than three years during the first half of 2022, including a 45 percent increase in “never-before-seen” attacks and a sharp rise in targeting of the financial sector and the internet of things, cyber security group SonicWall said in its mid-year update to the 2022 Cyber Threat Report.