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An analysis of customer data collected by content delivery network and internet services giant Akamai found that attacks targeting web applications rose by 137% over the course of last year, as the healthcare and manufacturing sectors in particular were targeted with an array of API and application-based intrusions.

Local file intrusions — in which attackers spoof a web application in order to either execute code remotely on a web server or gain access to files that they shouldn’t — were the most common attacks seen against Akamai’s customers in 2022, and the company warns that its high level of popularity means that it’s a technique that likely remains common in 2023.

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