In the USA, Nevada Sees Third Greatest Rise of Automated Hacking Attempts

In Nevada, the number of brute-force attacks on Windows servers surged throughout the 14 days prior compared to the last fortnight. The brute-force attacks have climbed up by 120 percent throughout the previous 14 days, according to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers. That’s the third biggest rise of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in the USA. In contrast, there was no change in the sum total of brute-force attacks in the whole USA.

The amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers increased extremely in the course of the 14 days prior in Nevada as 52 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. That is to say, the brute-force attacks increased significantly by 120 percent. Syspeace blocked 52 brute-force attacks in Nevada. In the state’s measured history, this is the 11th highest number of attempted automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server for a single 14-day period.

With similar changes, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have been under increased attacks. With 600 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the 14 days prior, Pennsylvania has witnessed a surge of 200 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Massachusetts, the amount has climbed up by 80 percent to 900 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

By now, this year there have been 2,200 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The brute-force attacks have risen by 55 percent on a year-to-year comparison. Simply put, the number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 1,100,000.

The information is collected by Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for firms to fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

During the brute-force attack, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to in the end get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the correct one.

To avoid problems and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that shields companies from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.