The scattergun approach to ransomware distribution that used to be popular with criminals (peaking in 2017 with the WannaCry attack) has now fallen to the wayside in favour of more targeted attacks on individual businesses.
Evolution of ransomware is driven by profitability
Attackers don’t want to waste their time on ransomware that isn’t delivering on profitability.
How doxware is changing the game
There are new malware tactics being deployed by attackers that are helping them seal the deal during a successful ransomware attack.
It may be new on the block – it was only in November 2019 that Maze ransomware became the first to offer attackers the ability to upload stolen data to a public site if they don’t receive payment – but it adds a new threat level that wasn’t there before.
The time to act to protect businesses from the real and present threat of ransomware is yesterday; if businesses fail to contain their network perimeter, they will likely be forced to pay out a lot of money – both to criminals and to relevant regulatory authorities.
