E-Commerce Faces Surge In Cyber Attacks: Financial Motivations Rise

CYBER attackers are launching more sophisticated attacks for financial gain with exploits that are being created easier and faster than ever before, and their single biggest target is e-commerce. . . . CYBER attackers are launching more sophisticated attacks for financial gain with exploits that are being created easier and faster than ever before, and their single biggest target is e-commerce.

These are some of the key findings in security vendor Symantecâ€^TMs latest bi-annual â€oeInternet Security Threat Reportâ€? on trends in internet attacks, vulnerabilities and malicious code activity between January and June this year.

The report shows an increase of 400% in threats to e-commerce during this period with nearly 16% of all attacks directed at e-commerce, making it the most-targeted industry.

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