In the process of stopping over 1.5 million cyberattacks between March and May, the cybersecurity arm of the former smartphone goliath BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) identified malware families that actively try to hijack computers to mine or steal cryptocurrencies.
The three industries most affected by cyberattacks are finance, healthcare and government, according to the BlackBerry report. A commodity malware named RedLine is one of the long-standing financial threats tasked with harvesting cryptocurrency and banking information.