At this point, the cybercriminal executes a ransomware attack, forcing the organization to use its backup data to recover. This is where it gets sneaky, as the infected production data is then backed up and stored. Others first infect an organization’s production IT environment before starting an attack. Some ransomware strains start by scanning shared corporate network drives for existing backup archives. One Russian ransomware gang has developed a new approach that hunts for privileged users and services to access, exfiltrate, remove, and encrypt backups so the victim organization can’t recover. The volume of attacks reached an unfathomable 623.3 million ransomware attacks globally in 2021 according to the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, a 105% year-over-year increase. No matter how hard you try, you can’t escape ransomware attacks.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
January 2023
Categories |