In the first quarter of 2023, Italy is confirmed as the third country in the world most affected by malware, continuing the downward trend that began in the fourth quarter of 2022. Since October 2022, the country has been under the microscope of cybercriminals. The figure comes from Trend Micro Research, a division of Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity specializing in research and development and fighting cybercrime. In detail, here is the world podium for malware attacks in the first quarter of 2023: United States: 223,740,108; Japan: 184,340,110; Italy: 110,046,478. Manufacturing, public administration, and financial services are among those sectors most affected by malware. Malware is a class of malicious programs and code that aims to hack, damage, or disable computers, systems, networks, tablets, and mobile devices, often taking control of their operations. The malware category also includes the dreaded ransomware, which encrypts files in the system, rendering them unreadable and demanding payment to unlock them.
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