Security News > 2018 > August > How the SamSam attacker stole millions from US companies

There are many reasons that the SamSam ransomware has achieved widespread notoriety: it disrupted the operations of some of its victims to a point that the attack couldn’t remain secret, the asked-for ransom amount was considerably larger that those requested by other ransomware attackers, and the malware was not delivered and deployed via the most often-used route (spam or phishing emails). A new report by Sophos, whose researchers followed the money and tracked down a … More → The post How the SamSam attacker stole millions from US companies appeared first on Help Net Security.

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