REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperva, Inc., the cybersecurity leader championing the fight to secure data and applications wherever they reside, published its May 2020 Cyber Threat Index Report, revealing seven major application DDoS attacks over the previous month — two of which lasted 5-6 days. Additionally, the team found that 47% of account takeover (ATO) attacks were aimed at loyalty programs and streaming services, where bad actors attempted to use stolen credentials to gain unauthorized access to online accounts to carry out malicious actions such as data theft, identity fraud or fraudulent e-commerce transactions.
The monthly report also showed continued signs of site traffic recovery across various industries following the lift in shelter-in-place orders, as schools across the world reopened and employees returned to workplaces. Key findings between May 1 and May 31, 2020 include: