Trend Micro: Hackers will increasingly target online banks

Trend Micro regional consulting director for South East Asia, Victor Lo gives his predictions on the online threats to watch out for next year.

ONLINE banks will become a big target for hackers and the number of attacks are expected to increase next year, according to security company Trend Micro.

“Threats targeting financial institutions have been on the rise and it comes as no surprise because most hackers are financially motivated,” said Victor Lo, Trend Micro’s regional consulting director for South East Asia.