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Study: Cyberthreat cases increased by 33% in France during the second week of December
December 2022 by Surfshark
As the festive season shopping is picking up, Surfshark Antivirus reports a 33% rise in cyberthreats in France during the second week of December. France had a threat rate of 44, which is 223% higher than the global average.
Some key findings:
• Italy experienced the most intense storm of cyberthreats, followed by Indonesia and U.A.E.
• During the last couple of months, the most common threats in France have been heuristic and riskware.
• Europe has been the most affected region by cyberthreats since mid-October. Every time a person living in Europe completes 100 scans, 17 threats are found (24% more than the global average).
• Globally, every 50th Surfshark Antivirus scan found at least one threat.
“The holiday shopping season leading up to Christmas is not only beneficial for the retailers but cybercriminals too,” - says Nedas Kazlauskas, Antivirus Product Owner at Surfshark. “People searching for gifts and deals online during the period of huge discounts are more likely to click on suspicious links, download malicious files, and infect their devices."
