2. Crimeware
Second highest on the list of data breach causes is Crimeware, representing malware attacks that were not point-of-sale or cyberespionage, which accounted for 18.8 percent of confirmed breaches and 25.1 percent of total incidents. The vast majority of these attacks were C2, accounting for 84.4 percent, though a significant portion was also DOS, back-door and spyware/keylogger attacks. Like many of the other attacks, the report said Crimeware is primarily driven by financial or opportunistic motives. To fight back against these breaches, the report recommended capturing and tracking malware incidents in an attempt to quantify the attacks.
