Attacks from unknown threats increase by 40 percent

The second quarter of this year has seen two of the largest recorded cyber attacks in WannaCry and NotPetya, and the latest quarterly report from Panda Security reveals there's been an increase in unknown threats too. PandaLabs analyzed attack data collected from all devices protected by one of Panda Security's solutions and discovered a 40 percent increase in attacks from unknown threats from the previous quarter. Among other trends identified is that ransomware is still on the rise, and will continue to do so as long as there are victims willing to pay. Also lost or stolen data is a problem… [Continue Reading]