France Witnesses a Big Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts

In the previous 14 days, the sum total of automated hacking attempts in France built up compared to the last fortnight. According to data from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 22 percent in brute-force attacks per server. In the whole world, there was a slight growth of 16 percent.

In France, the amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace built up in the course of the last fortnight as 830 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the automated hacking attempts increased noticeably by 22 percent. That means 17,000 total the number of automated hacking attempts in the France throughout the two weeks prior were blocked by Syspeace.

For the sake of comparison, Colombia and Hungary have been under increased attacks. With 930 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the last fortnight, Colombia has recorded a surge of 22 percent in comparison with the previous 14-day period. In Hungary, the number has shot up by 12 percent to 310 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

The attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight growth all around the world. Simply put, France is not alone with the problem. There have been 16 percent more brute-force attacks in the world on Windows servers secured by Syspeace in the throughout the previous 14-day period compared to the two weeks prior. Up until today, this year there have been 720 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. The automated hacking attempts have gone up by 40 percent on a year-to-year comparison. Simply put, Syspeace blocked 540,000 automated hacking attempts in the world.

The statistics originates from Syspeace, a company that helps fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace saves companies time, effort, and money by blocking attacks that otherwise take many hours of repetitive, manual labor to find and prevent. Syspeace records all the global Syspeace-secured Windows Servers conscientiously. The company is a global trailblazer on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed data on brute-force attacks.

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

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