Cryptocurrency threat predictions for 2019

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Cryptocurrency threat predictions for 2019

• Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Threat Predictions for 2019
  
• Threat predictions for industrial security in 2019
  
• Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2019: overview and predictions
  

Introduction – key events in 2018

2018 saw cryptocurrency become an established part of many people’s lives, and a more attractive target for cybercriminals across the world. To some extent, the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies even prevailed over the main threat of the last few years: ransomware.

However, in the second half of 2018, the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry faced a major development: falling prices for cryptocurrencies. The impact was felt across the landscape, with rapid decline in public interest, the activity of the crypto community and traders, and in the related activity of cybercriminals.

While this will certainly affect our forecasts for 2019, let’s see how the forecasts we made for this year worked out.

Full PDF Report: https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp...r-2019.pdf

Full reading: https://securelist.com/ksb-threat-predic...019/88942/