JAKARTA - Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a surge in interest in crypto asset draining malware in 2024. This trend is also predicted to continue in 2025.
Other threats that are expected to increase by 2025, including data breach and leakage. Kaspersky researchers have observed an increase in company database ads in one of the popular shadow forums.
In particular, the number of database sale and purchase posts increased by 40 percent between August and November 2024, compared to the same period the previous year.
Not all advertisements for data breaches on the dark web come from actual incidents. Some offers may only be in the form of information available to the public or previously leaked data, "explained Alexander Zabrovsky, security expert at Kaspersky Digital Footprint.
Other trends that appear on the dark web market in 2025 include:
Migration from Telegram to the dark web forum: Despite a spike in cybercrime activity on Telegram in 2024, the shadow community is expected to switch to forums.
Increasing high-level law enforcement operations against cybercriminals: Kaspersky experts anticipate that 2025 will bring an increase in the arrest and prosecution of infrastructure and forums of cybercrime groups that will receive publicity.
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Fragmentation of ransomware groups: ransomware groups can be split into smaller and independent units, making it harder to track.
Thieves and drainers are likely to see an increase in promotions through the Malware-as-a-Service model. In addition, various data and credentials stolen using this type of malware are expected to be increasingly sold in shadow forums.
Rising threat landscapes in the Middle East: The region is witnessing an increase in hacktivism driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions. If this tension does not subside by 2025, the hacktivism is expected to escalate.
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