VMware Report Warns of Deepfake Attacks and Cyber Extortion

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Aug 08, 2022

At Black Hat USA 2022, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) released its eighth annual Global+Incident+Response+Threat+Report, which takes a deep dive into the challenges faced by security teams amid pandemic disruptions, burnout, and geopolitically motivated cyberattacks. Sixty-five percent of defenders state that cyberattacks have increased since Russia invaded Ukraine, according to report findings. The report also shines a light on emerging threats such as deepfakes, attacks on APIs, and cybercriminals targeting incident responders themselves.