Online extortion, data theft gain traction among cyber criminals
Nearly 40% of new ransomware families discovered in 2020 use both data encryption and data theft in attacks.Helsinki, Finland – March 30, 2021: Data-stealing ransomware attacks, information harvesting malware, and supply chain attacks are among the critical threats to organizations highlighted in an attack landscape update published today by cyber security provider F-Secure. One of the most notable trends highlighted in the update is the evolution of ransomware – attacks that extort organizations by preventing them from accessing their data. 2020 saw an explosion of ransomware that also