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Ransomware Victims Who Pay Cough Up $6,733 (on Average)
2019-02-04 17:33

Dharma/CrySiS, GandCrab and Globelmposter Strains Most Prevalent, Study FindsRansomware victims who opted to pay for the promise of a decryption key forked over an average of $6,733 in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to ransomware incident response firm Coveware. It says strains such as SamSam and Ryuk, which demand higher-than-average ransoms, are increasingly common.


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