Ransomware 2.0: Sensitive Publications
The attackers' new strategy: sensitive publications. Cyber criminals are increasingly attacking selected companies and industries as part of targeted campaigns. Sensitive data is no longer just encrypted - instead, it is threatened that it will be published on the Internet. This is what Kaspersky Ransomware 2.0 says. Current ransomware attacks show that cyber criminals are changing their strategy: They are moving away from pure encryption to targeted attacks with the threat of disclosing confidential data if the required ransom is not paid. This is the conclusion the Kaspersky experts come to by analyzing the two ransomware families Ragnar Locker ...