Biggest Increase of Brute-Force Attacks in the world in Mexico

Through the previous 14-day period, the amount of brute-force attacks in Mexico increased significantly compared to the two weeks prior. According to statistics from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a growth of 410 percent in brute-force attacks per server. That’s the greatest growth of brute-force attacks on Windows servers in the world. Overall, in the world, there was a slight growth of 17 percent.

The sum total of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace skyrocketed in the last fortnight in Mexico as 190 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. That is to say, the automated hacking attempts increased extremely by 410 percent. The amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Mexico was 550.

With similar changes, brute-force attacks in Spain and Australia have increased. With 2,100 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14 days, Spain has seen a rise of 140 percent in comparison with the two weeks prior. In Australia, the amount has grown by 82 percent to 2,500 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight increase all around the world. Simply put, Mexico is not alone with the problem. The automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have climbed up by 17 percent in the world in the course of the previous 14 days. By now, this year there have been 1,700 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The brute-force attacks have dropped by 9 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, the sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,500,000.

The data is provided by Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for companies 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.

An automated hacking attempt consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of in the end guessing them. The attacker systematically inspects all possible passwords and passphrases and tries to find the right one.

To avoid problems and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that protects businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.