While financial threats tend not to get as much news coverage as ransomware, maybe because they have a less visual impact, they are far more prevalent. With over 1.2 million annual detections, the financial threat space is 2.5 times bigger than that of ransomware. Further Reading Financial malware more than twice as prevalent as ransomware (https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/financial-malware-more-twice-prevalent-ransomware) Financial threats review 2017 (https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/security-center/white-papers/istr-financial-threats-review-2017-en.pdf)