Symantec’s Annual Threat Report Reveals More Ambitious and Destructive Attacks

guest · Feb 20, 2019

Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) Volume 24
Symantec’s Annual Threat Report Reveals More Ambitious and Destructive Attacks
February 19, 2019
https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/istr-24-cyber-security-threat-landscape

Ransomware and cryptojacking have had their day in the sun with the get-rich-quick criminals, and now it’s formjacking’s turn. In this year’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) Volume 24, we share the latest insights into global threat activity, cyber criminal trends, and attacker motivations.

While no longer easy money, ransomware and cryptojacking have not gone away. The ISTR shows that with the decline in the value of cryptocurrencies, getting rich quickly through cryptojacking isn't as easy as before, and some attackers have moved on to more lucrative activities.
Overall, Symantec blocked four times as many cryptojacking attacks last year than in 2017, and it continues to persist as an active threat so far this year.

This year's report notably reveals formjacking—where infected web servers skim off consumers' payment information—has emerged as the breakthrough threat of 2018.
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