Four Most Famous Cyber Attacks for Financial Gains

Abstract

Cyber attacks are on the rise every day and pose a major threat to the Internet users. Cyber attackers are constantly capable of gaining hidden exposure at the moment and keeping a low profile. There is a need to carry out analyses on cyber attacks for educational purposes. In this paper we analyze four types of most famous cyber-attacks for financial gains: phishing attack, salami slice attack, ransomware attack, and cryptojacking attack. General Terms: Cyber attacks