Massachusetts Witnesses 80 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts

Throughout the two weeks prior, Massachusetts has recorded how the number of automated hacking attempts has escalated. The brute-force attacks have gone up by 80 percent in the past two weeks, according to information from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. There was an escalation of 32 percent in the whole USA.

In Massachusetts, the number of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace skyrocketed in the course of the 14 days prior as 660 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks escalated by 80 percent. That means 2,700 total the number of automated hacking attempts in the Massachusetts through the previous 14-day period were blocked by Syspeace. It is the 11th highest number of brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server for a single 14-day period in the state\’s measured history of hackers trying to gain access to servers.

New York and California have – for the purpose of comparison – been under increased attacks. With 2,300 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the two weeks prior, New York has witnessed a climb of 96 percent in comparison with the previous 14-day period. In California, the amount has increased by 65 percent to 2,000 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

Massachusetts is not alone. The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown an escalation all around the USA. There have been 32 percent more automated hacking attempts in the USA on Windows servers secured by Syspeace in the during the previous 14 days compared to the two weeks prior. By now, this year there have been 1,200 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The automated hacking attempts have risen by 53 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the sum total of brute-force attacks in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 490,000.

The evidence is released from 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 automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to ultimately get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the correct one.

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