Topic: [2016-01-26]What To Expect From Cybersecurity In 2016, According To The Hackti (Read 190 times)

What To Expect From Cybersecurity In 2016, According To The Hacktivists Fighting ISIS

According to Ghost Security Group, 2016 will be an eventful year in cybersecurity. Ransomware, ISIS, Bitcoin, hacks and breaches will likely paint the headlines as they did in 2015.

As was seen recently with the Ransom32 software earlier this year, ransomware is only getting better,” Ghost Security Group activist Akenalus told Hacked. “At some point it may even begin scanning our computers, extracting credit card information and automatically paying its own ransom.” This isn’t likely to happen any time soon, but it will be coming in the next few years.

We can most definitely expect ransomware to be more commonly used, maybe even being used to take over things like the Playstation network and hold either Sony or individual users hostage, extracting ransom that way,” the hacktivist said.  No matter how it is used, ransomware won’t disappear in the upcoming year. That’s clear by recent innovations in ransomware.

And if Ransom32 was any kind of an example, we can expect it to get worse.” As has already been shown in the last year, cyber warfare plays a huge role in modern war. Ghost Security Group has gained a name for itself in the online battle against ISIS. They feel this is the most effective way to undermine ISIS influence.

Ghost Security Group, a team specializing in tracking ISIS members online and preventing their attacks, has already shown that cyber warfare is probably the best way to work against powers like ISIS,” he told me. They also claim there has been an increase in hacktivists battling ISIS.


https://hacked.com/expect-cybersecurity-2016-according-hacktivists-fighting-isis/