According to an article on DarkReading.com, ransomware will remain king in 2017.
2016 was the year of ransomware, with hackers focusing their attentions on exploiting Internet users and businesses around the world for profit. According to the FBI, cyber-extortion losses have skyrocketed, and ransomware was on track to become a $1 billion a year crime in 2016.
Our research shows no sign of this security nightmare slowing down in 2017. Hackers are becoming more advanced, and ransomware remains an incredibly easy, lucrative way for them to make money. Unfortunately, the security community has only started to develop defenses that can protect Internet users from ransomware.
With the new year around the corner, security researchers at Malwarebytes Labs have compiled a list of predictions for new ransomware threats, developments, and opportunities that they expect consumers and businesses will face in 2017.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 14 2016, @05:17PM
Wait -- you wrote all of that and you didn't specifically blame Obamacare for any of it!
What kind of a moron are you, using genuine issues as a basis for your concerns?