Small ransomware groups may flourish in 2022 second half, claims report

New Delhi, Ransomware will become a much more fragmented ecosystem in the second half of this year, with many small and medium groups instead of a few large ones to hide in plain sight more effectively, new research has said.
Hackers will continue to breach and hijack crypto assets this year.
“In addition, we will see initial attacks in the metaverse that will exploit smart contract vulnerabilities,” said the report by cyber-security firm Check Point Software.
There has been a 42 per cent increase in cyber attacks globally, with ransomware becoming number one threat.