Ransomware: This amateur attack shows how clueless criminals are trying to get in on the action

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Danny Palmer

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Danny Palmer

| August 19, 2021 — 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST)

| Topic: Security

Why is ransomware such a big threat and how do you defend your network against it?

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Ransomware is one of the biggest cybersecurity threats to businesses today, and cyber criminals can potentially make millions of dollars in Bitcoin for a single successful attack. 

This lure of quickly making large sums of money is attracting interest from across the cyber-criminal spectrum, from sophisticated gangs specialising in ransomware attacks, to affiliate schemes where wannabe ransomware kingpins can lease out ransomware as a service in exchange for a cut of the profits. 

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Danny Palmer

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Danny Palmer

| August 19, 2021 — 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST)

| Topic: Security