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Darktrace Publishes 2022 Cyberattack Trend Data For Energy, Healthcare & Retail Sectors Globally

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security artificial intelligence, today released three new cyber-threat trend reports revealing 2022 attack data observed across its global customer fleet. "These industry-specific reports are the first of their kind released by Darktrace, representing an important effort to surface the data underpinning the rapidly evolving threat landscape that we are defending against," commented Toby Lewis, Global Head of Threat Analysis, Darktrace. "The trends reveal crucial sector-specific challenges, from the tendency for hackers to siphon off the energy sector's resources in the form of crypto-jacking, through to the invaluable nature of patient data which leads to data exfiltration in the healthcare sector," commented Lewis. Against the backdrop of a global energy crisis, Darktrace's energy sector report reveals that illegal crypto-mining threats,whereby bad actors steal energy and processing power from other devices and networks, are on the rise across the industry. Credential theft, spoofing and stuffing accounted for over 70% more of all observed cyber incidents in the Australian retail sector in 2022 compared to 2021. Breakthrough innovations from the Darktrace Cyber AI Research Centre in Cambridge, UK and its R&D centre in The Hague, The Netherlands have resulted in over 125 patent applications filed and significant research published to contribute to the cyber security community. Darktrace employs over 2,200 people around the world and protects over 8,100 organizations globally from advanced cyber-threats.