Ransomware was most popular cyber crime tool in 2017

[tarekma7]

Detections of ransomware increased by more than 90% last year compared with 2016

Ransomware attacks on business increased by 90% in 2017, while attacks on consumers leapt by 93%, according to the latest annual state of malware report by security firm Malwarebytes.

The monthly rate of ransomware attacks was up to 10 times more than in 2016, with September 2017 having the largest volume of ransomware attacks against businesses ever documented.

In the UK, ransomware attacks peaked in May 2017. Overall attacks have increased at an unprecedented pace, with UK businesses and consumers more likely to encounter ransomware attacks than their US counterparts, the report said. Ransomware in the UK accelerating at a pace almost double that in the US.

Read the FULL Article here:

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/25243...ol-in-2017