“Cloud-based applications such as Dropbox can be used to spread malware in a couple of different ways. Attackers can upload the infected files to the cloud service, then share them with victims. Since there are many legitimate users of these services, they are not typically blocked by enterprises.” In addition, if an employee has an infected file that they save in a file-sharing system used throughout a company, the infection can spread to other users.” – (Source Techcentral.ie)
No Surprises Its Quick Money
There is, in
my opinion, no surprise in this report as I had forecast the explosion in this
get rich quick criminal enterprise. It’s a lucrative and effective way to steal
money and it is obvious it will only increase.
A single ransomware network has pulled in $121m
Techcentral.ie also released an article detailing how a
single ransomware author took in $121 million in the first six months of this
year and netted a ($93 million /78% profit after costs.) This is probably only
the tip of the iceberg as many businesses attacked by these viruses prefer to
keep it “quiet” where possible. This secrecy only helps to reduce awareness and
most businesses go on blissfully ignorant of the threat until it is too late
and they fall victim. According to the
article there has been a 128%
increase in these types of
attacks during the first half of 2016 and I would expect it to continue. “Total mobile malware grew 151% in the past year”, according to the report.
Prevention There is NO Cure
