Cybersecurity expert Tom Kellermann of VMware Carbon Black on Defending Against Surge in Online Attacks: Modern Bank Heists 3.0: ‘A Hostage Situation’ Financial sector saw overall attack volume against it surge by 238% in recent months. He says cybercriminals are not just burglarizing or conducting wire-transfer fraud, but they are lingering in these systems, but are lingering. Kellermanne: “The bank heist itself has really transitioned to a hostage situation, where the cybercriminal leverage counter-incident response and destructive attacks almost in a punitive fashion””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/modern-bank-heists-30-a-hostage-situation-a-14340