Who would have thought that criminals might lie? Where’s my shocked face?
Bill Toulas reports on findings from a survey by Venafi. Here is some of what they found:
- 83% of all ransomware victims who paid the requested amount were extorted again, twice, or even three times.
- 18% of victims who paid the ransom still had their data exposed on the dark web.
- 8% refused to pay the ransom, and the attackers tried to extort their customers.
- 35% of victims paid the ransom but were still unable to retrieve their data.
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