Biggest Rise of Brute-Force Attacks in the USA in Michigan

The data is out — the sum total of brute-force attacks in Michigan has shot up in the course of the past two weeks. Information from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have grown by 480 percent. That’s the biggest growth of brute-force attacks on Windows servers in the USA. However, there was a slight contraction of 16 percent in the whole USA.

The sum total of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace surged throughout the previous 14-day period in Michigan as 760 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. In other words, the automated hacking attempts increased significantly by 480 percent. That means 2,300 total the sum total of brute-force attacks in the Michigan in the previous 14 days were blocked by Syspeace.

New York and Pennsylvania have – for the purpose of comparison – been under increased attacks. With 3,200 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the previous 14 days, New York has seen a climb of 210 percent in comparison with the past two weeks. In Pennsylvania, the sum total has climbed up by 110 percent to 1,300 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

All around the USA, brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight decrease, but Michigan sees the opposite. The automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have diminished by 16 percent in the USA through the previous 14 days. So far, this year there have been 910 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the number of automated hacking attempts has diminished by 44 percent. In other words, the amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 370,000.

The evidence source is Syspeace, a service provider that fights brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed information on brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is a global innovator on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.

During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to in the end get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically checked to find the right one.

To avoid problems and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that safeguards companies from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.