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Ransomware Encryption Rates Reach New Heights

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Dissent

Weren’t we reading something a while back about how some ransomware groups were no longer locking files and were just exfiltrating? Phil Muncaster reports a recent study says the rate of locking is higher than ever.

The share of ransomware victims whose data was encrypted by their extorters grew to 76% over the past year, the highest since Sophos began recording these trends, the vendor claimed today.

So, okay, the percent increase turns out not to be a huge increase, but still…

Read more at InfoSecurity.

 

 


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