Malicious web application transactions skyrocket 500%

Cybersecurity firm Radware has warned that denial-of-service attacks are increasingly focusing on online applications, APIs and vital infrastructure. In its Global Threat Analysis report for H1 2023, it documented a 500% rise in malicious web application transactions compared with H1 2022. Most hacktivist attacks targeted India, followed by the US and Israel, and governments and businesses faced the most number of these attacks.