XSS turns 2019's most popular cyber-attack

guest · Dec 24, 2019

XSS turns 2019's most popular cyber-attack
December 24, 2019
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/xss-turns-2019s-popular-cyber-attack/article/1669609

Cross-site scripting, or XSS, grabs the dubious distinction of the most popular attack vector in 2019. This made up nearly 40 per cent of all attacks logged by security researchers, who also noted that almost 75 per cent of large companies across Europe and North America had been targeted over the last year.

According to the PreciseSecurity.com research, SQL injection came second, followed by fuzzing. The researchers also found that 72.3 per cent of all cyber-attacks specifically targeted websites, with APIs coming in a very poor second at a mere 6.99 per cent.

"Websites will continue to be hacked. Some of them will result in big hefty GDPR related fines. Many of these will likely be through third-party components. Magecart will continue to feature highly in the successful hacks that impact organisations financial data."
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PreciseSecurity.com: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Makes Nearly 40% of All Cyber Attacks in 2019

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