Today’s modern-day hackers are nothing short of skilled professionals, and they fall into a few different categories based on their motives and how they perform their attacks. Hackers-and the malware they use in their crimes-have seen much evolution as well, and the methods they use to carry out their attacks have become increasingly sophisticated. While much technological evolution has resulted in tools that help us work, live and navigate modern life with more ease, technology has also opened a widening window of security vulnerabilities that cybercriminals love to exploit. Technology has evolved rapidly in the last two decades, bringing about new innovations and tools to help us navigate our tech-driven world.