Category: Cyber Crime

Ransomware Attacks Remain Biggest Cyber Menace

RANSOMWARE attacks remain the most prominent cyber attack menace, European police forces said in a report today. It comes in a comprehensive analysis from Europol, titled “Cyber-attacks: the apex of crime-as-a-service.” The report, a part of the so-called IOCTA 2023 series, examines cyber-attacks, offering insights into emerging threats and evolving methodologies as observed by Europol’s operational analysts. Evolving cybersecurity and online fraud issues will be discussed at the forthcoming ‘Cybersecurity & Online Fraud Summit 2023‘ taking place in Dublin on November 29 next. The key findings of the Europol report include: Malware-based cyber-attacks, primarily ransomware, remain the “most prominent threat”…