Sentences with phrase «where cybercriminals»

Instead, the links lead to phony websites where cybercriminals try to steal your credit card and personal info.

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The market has become so prevalent that cybercriminals are actually fighting over the same set of victims, and affiliate models where second - hand code becomes utilised by a different party for the same purpose.

Of course, Apple would do our best to protect that key, but in a world where all of our data is under constant threat, it would be relentlessly attacked by hackers and cybercriminals.

Helping to fuel the ransomware boom is the digital black market, where hackers can sell ransomware kits for as little as $ 10 and as much as $ 1,800, making it easier for other cybercriminals who can't code to get a piece of the action.

In addition, for the information a firm does retain, a strong data retention policy can ensure that information that is no longer needed for any immediate work is archived to a location where it is only accessible to a few select users, making it more difficult for a cybercriminal to access it.

«The main benefit of bitcoin - the only segment of society where it's used for something other than speculation - is crime,» he said, noting that when cybercriminals hijack computer systems they very often demand their ransom in bitcoin.