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This method is generally used to safely transfer data between systems, including air-gappedendpoints,BleepingComputerreports.

In fact, cyberattacks against government agencies are spiking, recent research from Surfshark shows.

Someone connecting a USB Drive to their laptop.

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The analysis has shown that in that time, at least 722 cyberattacks were targeting government agencies.

However, before 2020, every year, government agencies would report 29 cyberattacks on average.

After that, the number rose to a yearly average of 96.

Almost half of the 924 significant incidents that were analyzed, happened in the last three years.

ViaBleepingComputer

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