What are the most common methods cyber attackers use to infect a system with malware?

Visit any cybersecurity news website, and you’re likely to see a top article about a critical vulnerability being exploited in a major company or a ransomware attack on an enterprise. 

High-profile cyberattacks were rampant in 2023. Notable examples include ransomware groups like AvosLocker, Black Basta, and BlackMatter targeting VMware ESXi servers and Linux systems. Or the incident In March, when a supply chain attack called “SmoothOperator” breached 3CX platform infrastructure, a popular voice and video-calling client developer, impacting over …

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