01-27-2018 , 03:08 PM
Quote:Ransomware attacks like WannaCry and Petya caused major chaos last year, while the likes of Locky and Cerber were less high-profile, but still managed to generate large amounts of income for their criminal creators.
2017 was the year of ransomware, but it could be that the file-encrypting malware has already reached its peak, as an analysis of cybercriminal campaigns appears to show that malicious actors are already dumping ransomware in favour of other forms of cyber-attack.
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-...n-the-web/