Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Ransomware gangs have been forced to reduce their targeting scope and increase the productivity of their attacks as a result of the last year’s many law enforcement operations that resulted in the arrests and takedown of notorious ransomware campaigns.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Ransomware attacks have reached a record high this year, with nearly 250 attacks recorded to date and months to go. The ongoing battle to secure data from highly sophisticated ransomware gangs like REvil and others continues to rage on, despite recent news that these groups have disbanded in response to pressure from law enforcement.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

Ransomware has gone through several game-changing milestones over the course of its decade-long evolution. Two years later, a sketchy affiliate model called Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) made its debut, thereby lowering the entry bar for wannabe threat actors. However, the relief is illusory. Here is how the wicked plan works.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In the past twelve months, the word “ransomware” has popped up in countless headlines worldwide across both print and digital publications: The Wall Street Journal , the BBC , the New York Times. That is precisely why we have chosen ransomware as our story of the year for Kaspersky’s annual Security Bulletin.

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