Mandiant’s CTO: A Bad Year for Ransomware and Extortion

In this edition of Studio 471, Mandiant CTO Charles Carmakal says half of all ransomware or extortion victims are paying ransoms. Sometimes, that is to prevent the release of sensitive data, while others pay to speed up recovery – even if the organizations have backups.

Article Link: https://intel471.com/blog/mandiants-cto-a-bad-year-for-ransomware-and-extortion

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