05.136.2019 - Microsoft's Security Intelligence Research Reveals Decline in Ransomware and Malware attacks in 2018 In Ireland, but Phishing and Weaponised Cryptocurrency Mining Remain as Prevalent Threats

Report reveals a 60% drop in Ransomware attacks globally with Ireland, Japan, the UK and US seeing the lowest ratesMalware attacks also declined globally during 2018 with Ireland showing the lowest rate of attacks Report reveals hackers are adopting more covert tactics to exploit user data and computing powerHackers are now focused on Cryptocurrency mining, using off-the-shelf solutions installed on victims’ computers to work in the background - virtually undetectedPhishing remains the preferred attack method... Source: RealWire - View Press Release