The evolution of ransomware extortion tactics

In the past five years, ransomware has evolved from a widespread annoyance to a billion-dollar industry and an existential threat to the global digital economy. This has not been driven by technical advances in cyberattacks, which have remained essentially the same throughout. Instead, it is the way in which criminal groups exploit compromised systems to extort their victims that has evolved. Here’s how ransomware extortion tactics have progressed to date.

Source : https://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity/evolution-of-ransomware-extortion-tactics

Date : July 12, 2021 at 05:19PM

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