2021: Targeting cryptocurrencies
Kaspersky publishes its forecasts for financial cybercrime in 2021: cryptocurrencies in their sights, server-side web skimming and increasing blackmail attempts. The Kaspersky experts present their forecasts on the development of financially motivated cyberattacks in 2021: While many cyber criminals continue to expand their Bitcoin raids, others are likely to make their ransom demands in alternative cryptocurrencies for security reasons and only exchange the sums for Bitcoins later. In addition, blackmail attempts via DDoS attacks and ransomware will continue to increase, with ransomware attackers likely to concentrate more on advanced tactics. They are likely to use the previously extorted money to buy information about vulnerabilities in order to carry out their attacks ...