Posts Tagged ‘Ransomware’

Cybersecurity firms predict that cyberattacks will cost the world $10.5 trillion per year by 2025. Cyberattacks come in many different forms and can cripple your business in an instant. Experts are warning companies to protect themselves against hackers or face financial ruin. Here are the some of the top industries being targeted by criminals:

Retail – Cyberattacks on retailers have doubled over the past three years. Cybersecurity experts predict that criminals will continue to increase attacks on retail companies because they hold so much value consumer data, making them an ideal target for cybercriminals who can sell credit card numbers or online banking credentials on [...]

These days encryptors are very popular and have many varieties. The hackers’ appetites are growing and more advanced counterparts are coming to replace the extortionist WannaCry. The young Ryuk hybrid virus is a trend of 2019.

Malware that encrypts files and requires redemption for decryption is very popular now. The authors of malware are very resourceful and technologically savvy, and ransomware services are widely developing.

Ransomware attacks are becoming bigger, more frequent – and more frighteningly inventive.