The healthcare sector accounted for 41.2% of third-party breaches in 2024, according to a report from Black Kite, marking it the most targeted industry. The findings show a rise in “silent breaches”, highlighting the need for stronger third-party risk management practices. Over 50% of breaches involved unauthorised network access while ransomware accounted for 66.7% of attack methods. Software vendors were the source of one in four third-party breaches.
macos users see spike in malware attacks
Cyber-attacks on Apple’s macOS devices surged by 101% in the last six months of 2024, facilitated by infostealer malware exploiting the AppleScript framework to obtain
