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86% of the data breaches analysed were financially motivated.
We have witnessed unique shifts in the world of cybercriminals, too. It is quite evident that, threat actors have had a productive year – learning new tactics and techniques, sharpening their tools, formulating new ways to victimise the already battered enterprises, organisations, and individuals globally. In the ransomware field, 2020 was the year of Ransomware 2.0. It was the most productive year for ransomware families who moved from hostaging data to exfiltrating data, coupled with blackmailing. We have discussed extensively about the founder of this tactic, Maze ransomware, and have since detected followers of this type of threat such as Ragnar Locker. There is re-emergence as the pandemic rages on last year --- REvil and JSWorm and Netfilim.


Hackers use special types of malware such as ransomware and spyware to steal data and lock compromised devices. Sometimes, hackers breach companies or government agencies’ databases to gain access to their data. They then demand extortion money for not revealing their trade secrets or other sensitive information in the public domain. Some hackers are programmers who write the code for various types of malware, including worms, trojans, viruses, scareware, and rootkits, etc. They can either use these malware programs or sell them to other cybercriminals. Some companies hire hackers to attack in multiple ways, including using brute force attacks, SQL injections, cross-site scripting and deploying DDoS attacks. This type of attack essentially overwhelms the organization’s web servers, making them unavailable for the customers. They may also choose to leak confidential customer data to ruin the rival’s reputation.

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