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Financial malware more than twice as prevalent as ransomware

June 1, 2017

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With all the attention ransomware is getting lately it’s easy to overlook other threats, such as those that target the financial sector and its customers. However, these types of threats are a serious and costly problem for both businesses and consumers.

While financial threats tend not to get as much news coverage as ransomware, maybe because they are have a less visual impact, they are far more prevalent. With over 1.2 million annual detections, the financial threat space is 2.5 times bigger than that of ransomware.

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