Security in 2013: The rise of mobile malware and fall of hacktivism

McAfee predicts that mobile malware will evolve in technique and grow in volume by leaps and bounds in 2013. Ransomware attacks will lock you out of your smartphone or tablet unless you agree to pay a ransom. McAfee says the trend of cyber attacks as a political or military tool will become more sophisticated. Hacktivism will fade away, but some of the more malicious attacks attributed to hacktivist groups have fallen short of the “Robin Hood” aura that initially made Anonymous popular. For more about what to expect in 2013, check out the 2013 Threat Predictions report from McAfee Labs.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2132697/security-in-2013–the-rise-of-mobile-malware-and-fall-of-hacktivism.html