Ransomware attacks botched by attackers
Unscrupulous, organized, networked: ransomware is no longer a casual pastime of bored hackers, but a criminal business with high sales and stakes. But in the end, cyber criminals are only people who fail even perfectly planned ransomware attacks. Sophos names a few mishaps. Typical ransomware is a sophisticated, human-operated attack in which the intruders often stay on the network for several days to weeks before starting their extortion. During this time, they move around the network, stealing data, installing new tools, deleting backups, and more. When attackers are stressed ...