Plus 800 percent: Attacks on high-ranking organizations
Ransomware 2019-2020: Targeted attacks on high-profile organizations up almost eight times. However, the total number of generic attacks on Kaspersky users fell by 29 percent. The number of attacks on Kaspersky users by targeted ransomware - malware that is used to extort ransom money from high-ranking targets such as corporations, government agencies and municipal organizations for the release of encrypted data - increased by 2019 percent between 2020 and 767. At the same time, the total number of affected users of Kaspersky solutions who were compromised by generic types of ransomware fell by 29 percent - with WannaCry still ...