Microsoft: Human-operated ransomware attacks tripled over past year

Human-operated ransomware attacks are up more than 200% since September 2022, according to researchers from Microsoft, who warned that it could represent a shift in the cybercrime underground. Human-operated attacks typically involve the active abuse of remote monitoring and management tools that allow hackers to leave behind less evidence — as opposed to automated attacks

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