According to reports from Wu, the Dilation Effect warns that the end of the year is a peak period for hacker attacks. Employee vacations lead to understaffing in IT and security teams, making it easier for security alerts to be ignored, giving attackers more time to execute their operations.
The end of the year is also a time for system updates and architectural adjustments, which may expose more security vulnerabilities. The new system has not been fully tested, making it an easy target for attacks. Users relax during the holidays and may overlook cybersecurity threats, becoming targets for social engineering attacks.
Hacker teams and online scam groups are pushing for performance at the end of the year, with strict discipline and clear targets, maintaining their 'combat readiness'.