<ul><li>The ESET 2024 threat report highlights investment and crypto scams dominating the digital landscape, with deepfake videos and AI-generated content being used by criminals to legitimize their schemes.</li><li>Lockbit ransomware group faced disruption, leading to new and existing groups like RansomHub stepping in. Infostealer players RedLine and Meta were taken down, boosting the popularity of competitor Lumma stealer.</li><li>Agent Tesla malware detections decreased by 26%, but Formbook malware saw a resurgence.</li><li>Cybercriminals continue to adapt to security measures, finding loopholes and expanding their victim pool, according to ESET Director of Threat Detection Jiř Kropč.</li></ul>

Ransomware, deepfakes, and scams: the digital landscape in 2024

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