Ransomware attacks rocket over the last quarter

In the last three months ransomware attacks have grown by a global average of 50 percent compared to the first half of 2020. The figures look even bleaker for individual countries, with attacks up by by 98 percent in the US, 80 percent in the UK, 145 percent in Germany, 36 percent in France and 160 percent in Spain. Researchers at Check Point, who conducted the study, attribute this to more sophisticated attacks, such as Double Extortion in which hackers threaten to publish stolen sensitive data in the victim won't pay the ransom. Also, it seems hackers are tailoring their… [Continue Reading]