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Offense for Defense: Ransomware Attacks in Action
This post focuses on the global landscape of ransomware attacks, the current state of the industry, and why attackers favor such attacks. The report points out that losses from ransom attacks mainly stem from business interruption, ransom payment and data leakage, and the amount of losses continues to climb. Domestically, companies are adopting a strategy of dealing with ransom incidents in secret, while regulators have also issued related prevention requirements. The article also describes the development of the ransom attack industry, including the rise of the "ransom-as-a-service" model.
