Security News > 2017 > February > Russian-speaking cybercriminals created over 75% of all crypto ransomware (Help Net Security)

According to the Kaspersky Lab’s telemetry, in 2016 more than 1,445,000 users (including businesses) around the globe were attacked by 54 thousand modifications of 60+ families of crypto ransomware. Out of 62 new crypto ransomware families discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers in 2016, at least 47 were developed by Russian-speaking cybercriminals. An analysis of the Russian-speaking ransomware underground, conducted by the company’s researchers, showed that the increase in crypto ransomware attacks observed in recent years … More →

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