United States Reported Less Data Breaches in 2020 but with much more Expensive Successful Hacker Attacks
According to the annual report of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 1,108 cyber incidents were reported in 2020 and the number casualties from these incidents was close to 301 million people, a drop of 66% over the previous year.
The social engineering technique of impersonation also helped attackers reap massive profits:
The volume of business fraud and hacking by corporate e-mail systems (BECs) reported to the FBI in 2020 was US$ 1.8 Billion – a figure that reflects half of all cyber damage in monetary terms.
“The trend away from mass data breaches and toward more precise and sophisticated cyberattacks doesn’t mean businesses can relax. Just the opposite. They need to learn whole new ways of protecting their data.”
– James E. Lee, ITRC COO
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Humans Remain the Weakest Link – Why Social Engineering Dominates Cyber Threats in 2025
🚨 Humans Are Still the #1 Cybersecurity Risk
📊 Over 80% of organizations now rank social engineering as their greatest threat.
💡 Here’s the twist: it is not just about phishing emails anymore. Attackers are using deepfakes, urgent voice calls, and even video manipulation to outsmart people in ways firewalls cannot stop.
😱 The shock is not in the tools they use – it is in how easily human behavior is exploited. One click, one reply, one rushed decision can unlock the doors no hacker could force open.
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Seeing cyber attacks unfold in real time changes how you think about defense. Threat maps give CISOs a powerful visual overview of attack activity worldwide – helping teams stay alert, informed, and prepared. Best part? These tools are free.
Here are 7 threat maps worth bookmarking:
1️⃣ Kaspersky Cyberthreat Real-Time Map – Global visualization of malware and phishing.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/
2️⃣ FireEye (Trellix) Threat Map – Tracks malicious traffic across regions.
https://threatmap.trellix.com/
3️⃣ Check Point Threat Map – Attack origins and targets updated live.
https://threatmap.checkpoint.com/
4️⃣ Fortinet Threat Map – High-volume global attack telemetry.
https://threatmap.fortiguard.com/
5️⃣ DDoS Attack Map by NETSCOUT – Real-time global DDoS tracking.
https://www.netscout.com/ddos-attack-map
6️⃣ Bitdefender Threat Map – Malware, phishing, and spam attack data.
https://threatmap.bitdefender.com/
7️⃣ Threatbutt Map (satirical yet insightful) – A different take on visualizing attacks.
https://threatbutt.com/map/
🌍 These maps won’t replace intel platforms, but they’re powerful for awareness, briefings, and stakeholder communication.
At AUMINT.io, we help CISOs go beyond watching attacks – by simulating how attackers target employees directly with phishing, vishing, and deepfake tactics.
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⚠️ AI Attacks Are Targeting Manufacturing Now
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