The 10 Worst Software Disasters Of 2024: Cyberattacks, Malicious AI, And Silent Threats
techradar, Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
Cyberattacks, misconfigurations and AI threats reshape digital threat landscape
Software has become an inseparable part of our life. Whether at home or at work, the software we use to search, create, and message each other has become almost transparent. That is-until it breaks. The more software grows into our most critical tasks, the bigger the risk of calamity, and the greater value it poses to cyber attackers.
As software becomes more powerful and AI capabilities become infused into almost every application, cyber threats are also evolving. According to research by Check Point, in 2024 global cyberattacks increased by 75% compared to 2023, with the average organization experiencing 1,876 attacks per quarter. A big part of this rise is due to the use of AI by bad actors-the Microsoft Data Security Index shows that data security incidents linked to AI applications nearly doubled from 27% in 2023 to 40% in 2024.