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title: Acronis Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report 2023
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# Acronis Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report 2023

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## From innovation to risk: Managing the implications of AI-driven cyberattacks

In the Acronis Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report, the Acronis Threat Research Unit explores the cybersecurity statistics and trends that dominated the first half of 2023, including the rise of AI-generated cyberattacks. 

With data aggregated by our sensors and analysts, the report provides an overview of recent data breaches, malware and ransomware statistics, a detailed analysis of active ransomware families and more. 

### Highlights from the report:

*   Ransomware continues to be the major threat to large and medium-sized businesses, including government, healthcare and other critical organizations.

*   Data stealers are the second most prevalent threat, causing a majority of data breaches along with traditional usage of stolen credentials.

*   ChatGPT and similar generative AI systems are already being used to commence cyberattacks and create malicious content.

*   The number of email attacks seen in 2023 has surged by a staggering 464% compared to the first half of 2022.

![Image 1: Acronis Cyberthreats Report H1 2023: Dark side of AI](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/8484be3420ccc7b916fe7f4827876ecc.png)

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