010| Ransomware Out, Cryptojacking In? Latest Cybercrime Trends

Over the past few years, ransomware stole headlines as the biggest malware threat to worry about. Consumers and businesses alike were being hit and forced to shell out money to retrieve their files. But the cybers never stand still, and neither does malware. Nowadays ransomware is being eclipsed by new trends. F-Secure Labs researchers Paivi Tynninen and Jarkko Turkulainen join us to explain why ransomware is on the decline, and what’s taking its place. Listen for the story on cryptojacking and the current world of cybercrime.

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Episode 10 transcript

2016 study: Evaluating the Customer Journey of Crypto-Ransomware