Symantec Warns of Shifting Threat Landscape as Formjacking Risk Grows | Linux Today

Symantec Warns of Shifting Threat Landscape as Formjacking Risk Grows

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Sean Michael Kerner
Feb 21, 2019

Symantec released its latest Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) on Feb. 19, providing an overview of the threat landscape. The 61-page report, reveals a number of changes in the threat landscape including a move toward an attack known as formjacking, where hackers takeover online forms and steal user information including payment card details. The report also outlines the changing landscape for ransomware  attacks, which are on the decline overall, though ransomware attacks against enterprises are on the rise.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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