Norton Labs revealed the top cybersecurity trends from January to March 2021. Phishing campaigns remained the number one threat to consumer cyber safety, with top scams relating to the pandemic, including vaccine-oriented, financial relief, and tech support scams. ‘Trojanized’ crack campaigns are an increasing threat targeting the gaming community. Cryptocurrency popularity driving spikes in illicit coinmining and ransomware campaigns. Stalkerware on the rise, malware designed to secretly monitor victims’ activities on their devices, increased by 20% from November 2020 to January 2021.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/06/15/consumer-cyber-safety/