Cyber attacks in 2021 that have used ransomware as their attack vector include attacks perpetrated against the Colonial Pipeline, Steamship Authority of Massachusetts, JBS (the world’s largest meatpacker), and the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department. Over the past few years, we have seen an increase in ransomware attacks, many of them high-profile attacks.
These criminals will only give you the key to access your system, or return the files, once you’ve paid their ransom. So what does that mean? Hackers take advantage of security weak spots to steal sensitive data or lock files. Ransomware actors often target and threaten to sell or leak exfiltrated data or authentication information if the ransom is not paid.”
Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption. Government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Assurance Agency ( CISA): “Ransomware is an ever-evolving form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable.
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