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Ransomware: Average Ransom Payout Increases to $41,000
2019-11-01 14:33

Sodinokibi and Globelmposter Gangs Target Larger Victims, Coveware WarnsRansomware continues to be a highly profitable cybercrime. Ransomware incident response firm Coveware reports that for the third quarter of this year, the average ransom amount paid was $41,198, a six-fold increase from the same period last year, driven by strains such as Ryuk and Sodinokibi.


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