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Malware Attacks Give Criminals 1,425% Return On Investment

Posted by samzenpus on from the bang-for-your-buck dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Trustwave released a new report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends. According to their findings, attackers receive an estimated 1,425 percent return on investment for exploit kit and ransomware schemes ($84,100 net revenue for each $5,900 investment). Retail was the most compromised industry making up 43 percent of investigations followed by food and beverage (13 percent) and hospitality (12 percent).

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  1. SUBJECT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    How nice of Slashdot to explain why SourceForge is fucked up as it is.

  2. TCOC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is the return before legal fees, restitution and incarceration.
    You have to look at the Total Cost Of Crime when you calculate the ROI.

  3. New Investment Opportunity by Virtucon · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what the TFA is saying is that it's better for me to invest in Malware hackers than the S&P 500. Interesting. Now I'm wondering if there'll be an ETF or Mutual Fund available soon. Symbol: HX0R

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