The 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report suggests there has been a surge in the volume of malware, less bounce-back from ransomware attacks, and a record increase of other encrypted threats. Researchers believe there have been fewer than a billion malware attacks per month in the second quarter of the year. The report also states that crypto mining is growing in popularity as hackers improve their skills at stealing computing power to mine for digital currencies. The SonicWall report says that the first half of 2018 had seen a 275% increase in encrypted attacks.”]
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