State actors and cyber criminals can hardly be distinguished
State actors or cyber criminals: the lines are blurring. According to the ESET security experts, the campaigns by state actors have increased. ESET reports on the current situation and gives forecasts for the future. Whether hackers who are supported by governments or financially motivated cyber criminals: It is no longer possible to differentiate between these actors. The boundaries between this and "classic" cyber crime are becoming increasingly blurred. Hacker groups who have drawn attention to themselves through Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks also try to make financial profits from their activities. Conversely, cyber criminals sell their tools on the dark web, for example ...
