Newer forms of hacking will grow during the new year
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/12/22
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Various forms of hacking will only get worse in 2019, says Trend Micro. (By Associated Press)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Tokyo-based software specialist Trend Micro issued three warnings Saturday about priorities for cyber security in 2019.
The leaking of credential information such as passwords and e-mail addresses and their use in scams would continue to increase, while phishing attacks would overtake hacking through loopholes and the safety of industrial control systems would continue to face rising threats, the Central News Agency reported.
“Credential stuffing” was a method involving a Botnet army to use leaked e-mail addresses and passwords to mount a persistent attack trying to enter popular websites, according to Trend Micro.
Netizens using the same password for different web sites played a key role in the growth of the practice, CNA reported. [FULL STORY]
