The number of IP addresses exposed to attacks in Latvia increased by 10.5% in April

In Latvia in April this year, 253,367 unique IP addresses exposed to cyber threats were registered, which is 10.5% more than in April 2023, according to statistics of registered incidents in cyberspace published by the information technology security incident prevention agency “Cert.” lv”, writes LETA.

Among them, unique IP address configuration breaches were the most frequently reported in April with 54,255 cases, with 5,028 cases reported as malicious code.

However, 799 incidents were reported as hacking attempts, 247 incidents were reported as fraud, 170 incidents were reported as service availability violations, 74 incidents were reported as information collection, 27 incidents were related to equipment hacking, 15 incidents were reported as information security violations, and six incidents were reported as as malicious content.

In April last year, 229,339 unique IP addresses exposed to cyber threats were registered in Latvia.

“Cert.lv” is a structural unit of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Latvia, whose tasks are to maintain a unified view of the activities taking place in the electronic information space, provide support in preventing security incidents in the field of information technology or coordinating their prevention in Latvian IP addresses and domain name zone “.lv”.