The Wild, Woolly World of Cybercrime

Hong Kong-based security firm details astonishing rise in attacks

Cyber-attacks – primarily phishing expeditions – have hit astonishing levels, according to Trend Micro Inc., a Hong Kong-based cybersecurity firm, which said in a 44-page report that it is detecting 119,000 threats per minute as the world’s cyber outlaws attack homes, governments, and businesses in an effort to steal or extort money or perpetrate other …