In 2011, web based attacks increased by 36 per cent with over 4,500 new attacks each day. Four hundred and three million new variants of malware were discovered in 2011, a 41 per cent increase over 2010. The cost to protect US government secrets reached more than $11 billion in fiscal year 2011, up 12 per cent from FY 2010 and more than double the cost in FY 2001. Cybercrime is a lucrative business with much lower risks of being legally pursued or put in prison. As more personal and business transactions are performed online, there is a clearer return on investment for attacking these systems.”]
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/7619/malware/malware-its-all-about-you.html