Positive Technologies experts gave a forecast for cyber threats that will be relevant in 2022, according to a press release received by .

“Users of online banking should be on the lookout. One of the main targets of attackers this year will be bank customers who actively use online banking,” PT said in a forecast.

Thus, attackers will continue to develop tools for compromising banking applications. Experts single out banking trojans, stealers - software for stealing passwords and RAT for mobile devices - a utility for unauthorized remote access. With their help, fraudsters will be able to access the credentials and devices of victims and bypass multi-factor authentication. Also, cybercriminals will continue to use social engineering and logical vulnerabilities.

Positive Technologies experts also warn of a possible increase in attacks on government organizations on the eve of and during significant events for countries. It is also expected that criminals will continue to hunt for zero-day vulnerabilities, which can affect a large number of users and companies.

Experts also note the growing interest of cybercriminals in NFT. According to PT forecasts, phishing will become more frequent, targeting individual participants in the buying and selling process, as well as the exploitation of vulnerabilities in smart contracts.

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