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Ransomware has caused little more than heartache and disruption for the enterprise and consumers alike, but it may soon lose its lucrative appeal in favor of cryptocurrency miners.

Over the last few years, ransomware, which targets systems, encrypts files, and demands a blackmail payment in return for a potential decryption key, has hit the spotlight time and time again.

The UK's National Health Service (NHS), major shipping companies, utilities, private businesses, and consumers at large have all fallen prey to variants including Petya, WannaCry, GoldenEye, and CryptoLocker.

This type of malware capitalizes on unpatched PCs, legacy operating systems, and vulnerabilities both old and new.

However, according to Cisco Talos researchers, cryptocurrency miners may soon take the top spot as a way for fraudsters to generate income.

 

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