Researchers note 16.7% increase in automated scanning activity

A surge in automated scanning activity, increasing by 16.7% globally in 2024, has exposed massive vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure. 

According to the 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report from FortiGuard Labs, threat actors are executing billions of scans monthly – roughly 36,000 scans per second – targeting services like SIP, RDP and IoT protocols such as Modbus TCP.

“The rise of AI, combined with automation and cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS), is increasing the sophistication, speed and ultimately, the success of attacks,” said Kris Bondi, CEO of Mimoto.

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