Security analysts observed a decrease in the number of cyber-attacks in the last quarter of 2016. At the same time, the intensity and sophistication of attacks are on the rise. The Finance industry showed the highest total attack volume in the second half of 2016, with 16 percent of all attacks detected. The majority of attacks targeting the finance sector were related to web application attacks. Financial institutions must maintain the awareness that, in the eyes of the malicious actors, they are valuable high priority targets. Petya was a malicious software update delivered to the targets via a Ukrainian tax accounting software developed by a Ukrainian company.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3207524/chances-are-good-that-you-re-already-infected.html