Czechia records highest-ever number of cyber incidents in 2024

The National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) reported 268 cyber incidents last year, six more than in 2023, continuing an upward trend. The most common attacks targeted system availability, primarily through DDoS attacks. "Russian-speaking hacktivist groups are behind most of these attacks, a significant trend since Russia's invasion of Ukraine," said the Agency's director Lukáš Kintr. DDoS attacks involve overwhelming servers with a flood of requests, rendering them inoperable. This tactic is a key element of cyber warfare accompanying the ongoing conflict in Ukraine since February 2022.