Report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky observed that ransomware attacks have risen in 2019. The report also noted that crypto mining attacks have decreased significantly in this period. Crypto mining attacks Crypto mining attacks make use of a person’s computer to secretly mine crypto assets. The malware is often attached to links and downloads and secretly installs a miner that uses a person’s processing power to earn income for the attacker. Often the person attacked does not even know that he hosts the malware but he might notice a decrease in performance as the system is overloaded. According to the firm’s