The continuing threat of ransomware: some trends.

April 21, 2023 – Published on The Cyberwire

GuidePoint Security notes in their Q1 2023 ransomware report that there has been an increase of “exfiltration-only” attacks where cyber threat actors will forgo encrypting a victims files. This method is significantly faster and easier for attackers and allows them to apply pressure to the victim to pay attackers to prevent the stolen information from being published and sold.

GuidePoint Security writes that “GRIT has observed an uptick in “exfiltration-only” ransomware attacks. In situations where a known Ransomware threat actor has been unable to encrypt a victim’s network, either because of defenses or lack of access, they have continued with the extortion process, relying solely on the leverage of data they have successfully exfiltrated.”

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