Positive Technologies issued a report on cybercrime trends in 2018. The number of targeted attacks grew by 55% in Q4 and 55% over the entire year. The report found that the number of attacks that were primarily aimed at data theft kept increasing. Attackers focused on personal data (30%), credentials (24%), and payment card information (14%) Attackers mostly used spyware and remote administration malware to collect sensitive information or gain a foothold on systems. The enterprise needs to update its assumptions on what attacks are most likely to occur as information becomes available.”]