Cybercrime continues to become increasingly automated, and bots have been key to that trend. Bots are used for automatically controlling malware-infected endpoints from a botnet command-and-control server. The main driver is a huge number of leaked databases, says Dmitry Volkov, CTO of Group-IB. With enough databases, attackers can acquire enough credentials to run large, automated campaigns to amass a significant number of victims. Volkov also discusses the decline of banking Trojans and rise of ransomware.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/rise-bots-criminal-attacks-grow-more-automated-a-15417