Ransomware detections up 200 percent with businesses the main target

The latest quarterly threat research from Malwarebytes for Q1 2019 reveals a 200 percent jump in ransomware and continued increase in business targets for cyberthreats. This shift back to ransomware comes in the wake of a continued decline in cryptomining, as well as an increased focus on mobile attacks and large-scale business invasions. There's been a drop of 10 percent for consumer ransomware detections and a 33 percent drop in consumer-focused ransomware compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile businesses ransomware detections are up over 200 percent compared to the previous quarter and over 500 percent more than this… [Continue Reading]