JAKARTA - In 2021 many financial cybercriminals are likely to target Bitcoin more often than before, while other groups will turn to transit cryptocurrencies when demanding payments from victims.
Additionally, the practice of extortion will become more widespread, be it as part of a DDoS or ransomware attack, with operators as the last party consolidating and using advanced exploits to target victims.
Kaspersky security researcher Dmitry Bestuzhev predicts financial predictions are part of Kaspersky's Vertical Threat Prediction for 2021.