Key Findings from the Webroot Threat Report: Mid-Year Update>
Solutions Reviews – Ben Canner
One of the key findings from this yearâs Webroot Threat Report: Mid-Year Update is the official crowning of cryptomining as the top digital threat of 2018; this supplants ransomware, which long held the title. Other key findings include: 52% of digital threats in the first half of 2018 were malware based, including both cryptomining and ransomware. 35% of threats were cryptomining attacks. By 2020, cryptomining attacks will consume 3% of the worldâs electricity, according to Alex de Vries. Webroot customers attempt to visit malicious websites with cryptomining malware 3% of the time. Hackers are increasingly using Remote Desktop Protocols as an attack vector. Many are buying access to unsecured RDP on the Dark Web. Phishing saw a 60% increase within six months. 17% of phishing emails posed as Dropbox.
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