Coveware, which provides response services to ransomware attacks, has released a report for the fourth quarter of 2020.
The 4 most interesting data from the report
1. The average ransom payment stands at $ 154,108
It is a decrease of 34% from the third quarter.
2. Organisations decline to pay
The significant decrease in the average payment is due to the fact that more and more organizations are deciding not to pay the ransom.
3. 70% of ransomware attacks also include theft of information from the victim and double extortion
It is an increase of 43% from the third quarter.
4. Social Engineering is the main attack type
In the current quarter the main attack channel was social engineering attacks.
_________________
( Source: Coverware Ransomeware Report)
Save Your Company from Social Engineering Attacks Like that
Register and Get your Personalized Free Exposure Report NOW,
And see where your Company is Exposed to Hackers
Recently Posted on AUMINT.io Blog
📱 Free Social Media Threat Monitors You’ll Want Today 📱
Social media is a goldmine for attackers – phishing, impersonation, and reputation attacks happen daily. The good news? There are free tools CISOs can use to monitor threats across social platforms.
Here are the top free social media threat monitoring tools:
1️⃣ Social Searcher – Real-time monitoring of mentions and suspicious activity on multiple platforms.
🔗 https://www.social-searcher.com/
2️⃣ Hootsuite Free Plan – Track brand mentions and identify unusual activity trends.
🔗 https://hootsuite.com/
3️⃣ Mention (Free Tier) – Alerts for unauthorized use of company names, logos, or campaigns.
🔗 https://mention.com/en/
4️⃣ TweetDeck – Monitor Twitter accounts, keywords, and potential threat signals.
🔗 https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
5️⃣ CrowdTangle (Free Access for Media/Research) – Detects viral content, misinformation, and brand impersonation.
🔗 https://www.crowdtangle.com/
6️⃣ Brand24 Free Plan – Track public social mentions and potential threats.
🔗 https://brand24.com/
7️⃣ Google Alerts – Simple yet powerful tool for monitoring social mentions and URLs.
🔗 https://www.google.com/alerts
⚡ Using these tools, CISOs can spot phishing campaigns, impersonation attempts, and emerging social engineering tactics before they reach employees or customers.
At AUMINT.io, we complement technical monitoring with simulated social engineering attacks, testing how employees react when attackers exploit social channels.
🔗 Want to see how your workforce responds to social media threats? Book a free demo
#SocialMediaSecurity #CISO #CyberSecurity #ThreatMonitoring #AUMINT