Organizations are falling sufferer to ransomware assaults the place information is stolen, however the sufferer isn’t being instructed about it. I’ve a concept as to why that is taking place.
Many assume information is being exfiltrated as a part of a ransomware assault and it’s going for use as a part of the extortion element of the assault. However in response to Arctic Wolf’s The State of Cybersecurity: 2024 Traits Report, that doesn’t appear to be the case.
I not too long ago coated that ransomware is now felt by 91% of organizations – half of them inside the final 12 months, in response to Arctic Wolf. However, of the sufferer organizations, solely 57% have been notified of the information exfiltration by the ransomware perpetrators!
I consider the explanation for that is espionage.
I not too long ago coated the how espionage-intent risk teams are utilizing ransomware as a diversion tactic in cyberattacks. In essence, the objective is to steal secrets and techniques, however to cowl their tracks, risk actors launch ransomware.
However, whatever the motivation, the shortage of notification can simply as simply be motivated by sustaining persistence to promote the entry to a different risk group. Whatever the motive, all this makes the case of why it’s important to make sure your group has the very best stage of controls in place – which ought to embody new-school safety consciousness coaching.
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