Top security threats predicted in 2024, per Kaspersky
Key predictions for 2024 based on cybersecurity trends and threats in the financial sector
AI-powered cyberattacks using generative AI to create fake content and deceive users
Fraudulent schemes targeting direct payment systems like PIX, FedNow, and UPI, abused by clipboard malware and mobile banking trojans
Global adoption of Automated Transfer Systems (ATS) techniques by mobile banking trojans, allowing them to make fraudulent transactions when the user logs in to the banking app
Resurgence of Brazilian banking trojans, expanding internationally and filling the gap left by desktop banking trojans
Ransomware target selection, becoming more selective and strategic, leading to more damaging and costly attacks
Open-source backdoored packages, compromising the security of widely used software and potentially causing data breaches and financial losses
Decrease in 0-days, increase in 1-day exploits, as crimeware actors seek more reliable and accessible attack methods
Exploitation of misconfigured devices and services, giving cybercriminals unauthorized access and launching attacks
Fluid composition of affiliate groups, making it hard for law enforcement to track and combat cybercrime effectively
Less popular languages will be used for scripting.less popular languages will be used for scripting
Hacking activist groups will become far more active
