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Human error and complex cloud deployments open the door to a wide range of cyber threats, according to Trend Micro.

This report reaffirms that misconfigurations are the primary cause of cloud security issues. In fact, 230 million misconfigurations are identified on average each day, proving this risk is prevalent and widespread.

For the past year, one of Russia's top state-sponsored hacking units has spent its time scanning and probing the internet for vulnerable email servers, according to a report published yesterday by cyber-security firm Trend Micro.

The report deals with the activities of APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, Sednit, and Pawn Storm.

Trend Micro blocked over 52 billion unique cyber-threats in 2019, 61 million of which were ransomware, according to its annual roundup report.

The security firm revealed that email remained by far the most popular threat vector, accounting for 91% of all threats. It detected 15% more email threats than in 2018, including a 5% increase in BEC detections.

Researchers at cybersecurity company Trend Micro ran a simulated factory network for seven months that invited all sorts of digital miscreants into the fray. Different attackers used the mock network, or honeypot, to mine cryptocurrency and infected it with two strains of a ransomware known as CrySIS.

Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has now officially announced the first Pwn2Own for 2020, to take part in Vancouver at CanSecWest, March 18-20. This time the stakes have been upped in the automotive category: the hacker who can evade the multiple layers of security found in a Tesla Model 3 to pull off a complete vehicle compromise will win a $500,000 (£380,000) prize. Oh yes, and a brand spanking new Tesla Model 3 for good measure.