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Avast, a leading global digital security and privacy consumer brand by Gen\u2122 (NASDAQ: GEN), anticipates an increased risk of ransomware attacks in 2023 threatening to leak people’s and businesses’ valuable data if ransom demands aren’t paid. Additionally, Avast researchers foresee optimization of social engineering used in scam attacks, taking advantage of economic hardships and energy crisis fears. The experts also expect increased malicious activity overall, as open-source malware becomes more accessible, and cybergangs recruit hacktivists to join their causes. Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Avast, a leading global digital security and privacy consumer brand by Gen\u2122 (NASDAQ: GEN), anticipates an increased risk of ransomware attacks in 2023 threateningRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowu7GVCw:productID":"","_crdt_document":"","activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[3600,2146,1975,3597,3599,3601,1406,1401,3598,1407,3596],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","tag-avast","tag-computer-security","tag-cryptography","tag-cybercrime","tag-cyberwarfare","tag-malware","tag-national-security","tag-prevention","tag-ransomware","tag-security","tag-security-breaches"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Avast_New_Logo.jpg","blog_images":{"medium":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Avast_New_Logo-300x93.jpg","large":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Avast_New_Logo.jpg"},"ams_acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAvast 2023 Predictions Highlight Increased Risk for Detrimental Damage Caused by Ransomware Gangs - 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