The year 2024 will have been particularly turbulent in terms of cybersecurity. In France, several large companies have notably had to deplore data leaks which have impacted their customers. Unfortunately, the year 2025 will not give us a chance to breathe. We have identified 3 threats that will need to be taken into consideration in the coming months.
When AI becomes a weapon
Artificial intelligence considerably simplifies the task of cybercriminals. For example, some AI-boosted malware can change its behavior in real time to evade traditional detection systems.
Hackers also use these tools to carry out large-scale attacks in the hope of fooling inattentive users. In some cases, these are much more sophisticated offensives where deepfake technologies promise substantial gains.
Faced with challenge, and as rightly explained Hacker NewsAI-enhanced security solutions can be part of the solution. One thing is certain, the confrontation between machines in the field of cybersecurity has already begun!
Phishing and ransomware still at the heart of threats
Technology advances, but the methods ultimately remain the same. Thus, phishing will remain one of the methods favored by cybercriminals this year to take action. In this context, hackers are fond of social networks where they can retrieve information about their target to better deceive them.
As reported Forbes during the second quarter, the total number of phishing messages increased by 202%. Another striking figure cited by our colleagues is that each mobile user faces 600 threats each year!
Ransomware attacks are also prevalent, as hackers use automated AI-based tools to make their work easier. As always, organizations operating in the financial and health sectors will be particularly targeted. Malicious actors often take advantage of vulnerabilities in certain networks that are not always well protected.
An internal danger?
Frequently, it is the user’s inattention that allows an attack to succeed. Training and raising awareness among employees on these issues therefore remains essential. In some even more surprising cases, some employees join an organization to harm it from within.
This is the case of these North Korean hackers who are trying to join cybersecurity companies. Quoted by Information Week Sharon Chand, director of cyber risk services at the consulting firm Deloitte: comments: “We’re really seeing the need today to put advanced controls in place in this talent acquisition process and in our ongoing insider threat monitoring programs to be able to mitigate these new types of attacks that are out there. »
