1、Threat IntelligenceReport 2023Identifying attack trends to protect telecom networks and customers dataThreat Intelligence Report 20232Attacks on mobile networks 60%of attacks in telecom mobile networks are linked to Internet of Things(IoT)bots scanning for vulnerable hosts to expand their botnets fo

2、r use in distributed denial-of-service(DDoS)attacks.Communications service providers(CSPs)are struggling to keep up with the latest threats.More than 30%of CSP respondents to a Nokia/GlobalData survey said they had experienced eight or more breaches in the last 12 months.More than half of the CSP re

3、spondents said fragmented tools make it difficult to effectively implement security capabilities across various systems and use cases.CSPs are carefully considering geopolitical developments when evaluating and mitigating security risks.Malware attacks In total,more than one-third(35%)of the malware

4、 attacks detected were either ad-click bots,crypto-miners or banking trojans(15%,11%and 9%,respectively).While adware decreased by 25%,crypto-mining kept stable and banking trojans almost doubled,climbing from 5%in 2021 to 9%in 2023.Residential malware infection rates continue to decline,falling fro

5、m 3%to 1.5%but still remain above the pre-pandemic rates of 1%.DDoS attacks The rise of IoT and cloud technologies in both residential and enterprise networks has contributed significantly to the expansion of botnets.Botnets have become a major generator of DDoS traffic.Between 500,000 and 1,000,000

6、 globally distributed,remotely controlled IoT hosts or cloud server instances are active daily,generating more than 40%of all DDoS traffic.DDoS attacks are becoming“weaponized”as larger and more powerful botnets are used by state actors and co-opted into geopolitical conflicts.In 2023,90%of complex,