Greatest Growth of Brute-Force Attacks in the USA in New Jersey

The amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in New Jersey increased extremely in the course of the two weeks prior. Statistics from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have gone up by 170 percent. That’s the biggest rise of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in the USA. However, there was no change in the amount of automated hacking attempts in the whole USA.

The number of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers shot up in the two weeks prior in New Jersey as 680 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the automated hacking attempts escalated by 170 percent. Syspeace blocked 7,300 automated hacking attempts in New Jersey.

For comparison purposes, Delaware and North Carolina have been under increased attacks. With 89 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the two weeks prior, Delaware has witnessed a growth of 120 percent in comparison with the previous 14 days. In North Carolina, the amount has gone up by 120 percent to 2,100 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

All around the USA, automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have been almost constant, but, as said, New Jersey has increasing problems. By now, this year there have been 810 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. The brute-force attacks have diminished by 52 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That is to say, the number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 320,000.

The evidence originates from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for companies to fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to eventually get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the correct one.

To keep systems secure and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace provides software that safeguards businesses from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.