Cryptocurrency YouTube tutorials trigger hacking risk

According to the research, one possible reason behind the significant increase in the number of cyberattacks over the past few years is the low cost and easiness of owning off-the-shelf malware and ransomware on the Internet. According to the analysts Cybernews (a research organisation) there has been an increase of 64 percent increase in attacks since 2014. Moreover, there has been a rise in impacted individuals with 4.1 billion user records exposed in the first half of 2019.

For the research, CyberNews visited popular darknet marketplaces and analyzed the availability of malware programs for sale, the cost of the malware tools on offer, as well as the availability of customer support for these types of tools.

The concern is that would-be hackers need very little technical knowledge to start owning malware. To support malicious actors, there are plenty of tutorials and low cost tools available on the market.

Some companies are responding to these concerns. For example,…