China and Russia alone accounted for 47 percent of cyber-attacks throughout 2019, suggesting that geopolitical tensions are increasing the risks of an attack <https://www.securityweek.com/geopolitical-tensions-fuel-worsening-cyberattack-scenario>, the latest "VMware Carbon Black Global Incident Response Threat Report <https://cdn.www.carbonblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VMware_CarbonBlack_GIRTR_November_2019.pdf>" has found, *SecurityWeek* reports. Attacks from Iran are also increasing, and so are attacks from America, due to an “undercurrent of disillusionment” that finds expression in cyberspace. U.S. attacks may continue to grow, as skilled graduates who cannot find employment seek other outlets, in the pattern that has become apparent in Brazil. The 2020 U.S. Presidential elections offer opportunities for hackers. State voter database dumps are already available for sale on the dark web, and in the future, criminals may sell not only the data, but access to the system where they got data, allowing politically motivated actors to manipulate details and disenfranchise voters. The use of destructive malware is growing, and criminals are pioneering a new form of island hopping that employs reverse business email compromise, in which “your brand will be used to attack your customers.” Separately, the *Wall Street Journal *identified more than a dozen U.S. utilities that were targets <https://www.wsj.com/articles/utilities-targeted-in-cyberattacks-identified-11574611200> in a recent wave of cyberattacks that might be ongoing.
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