To reconstruct the anatomy of a ransomware attack, The Post conducted its own data analysis and spoke with nearly a dozen cybersecurity experts, law enforcement officials, negotiators and victims. wapo.st/36pZP9N
Ransomware attacks in the United States more than doubled from 2019 to 2020.
Some experts conservatively estimate that hackers received $412 million in ransom payments last year. wapo.st/36pZP9N
Some experts conservatively estimate that hackers received $412 million in ransom payments last year. wapo.st/36pZP9N
Some attacks happen when hackers find a vulnerability in a company’s software and use that to get into their system.
But most use relatively unsophisticated methods to break into computers. wapo.st/36pZP9N
But most use relatively unsophisticated methods to break into computers. wapo.st/36pZP9N
It’s not just big companies that get hit.
For the tens of thousands of smaller American companies that have been targeted by ransomware criminals over the last several years, the feeling of seeing a ransom note is all too familiar. wapo.st/36pZP9N
For the tens of thousands of smaller American companies that have been targeted by ransomware criminals over the last several years, the feeling of seeing a ransom note is all too familiar. wapo.st/36pZP9N
The Post used different examples to illustrate the components of how an attack happens.
The resulting examination has five parts: the hackers, the hack, the negotiation, the payment and the aftermath. wapo.st/36pZP9N
The resulting examination has five parts: the hackers, the hack, the negotiation, the payment and the aftermath. wapo.st/36pZP9N
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