McAfee finds sophisticated attacks targeting other ‘critical sectors’ of the economy

Financial services has been a favorite target for sophisticated attacks in the last few years, but cyber criminals are moving on to other “critical sectors of the economy,” according to McAfee.

In the security giant’s fourth quarter threats report, researchers highlighted some of the new schemes being used in this regard and other high-profile attacks, including advanced persistent threats (APTs) such as Operation High Roller and Project Blitzkrieg.