I have written about ransomware payments dropping – here – but this report from Chainalysis shows that ransomware payments reached a new record in 2023: Ransomware Hit $1 Billion in 2023 (chainalysis.com) It looks like victims just saying “no”, the dismantling of various ransomware gangs and their infrastructure, among other …
I do not want to think ransomware has gone away…
I have not been talking about ransomware as much recently – but it has not gone away – ask Estée Lauder: Estée Lauder beauty giant breached by two ransomware gangs (bleepingcomputer.com) Follow the Money Hackers do t for money. Research from the cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis shows that victims have …
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Payments to cyber criminals are dropping
Paying cyber criminals who have either infected your systems with ransomware or are attempting to extort money from you by other methods, is not a good idea. It is not illegal to pay them, or set up a business to help facilitate and negotiate these payments. Payment encourages the problem. …
