Security News > 2020 > July > Data exfiltration: The art of distancing

According to Coveware for example, "Nearly 9% of all cases it worked on involved ransomware attackers stealing and threatening to leak data."

The very concept of a ransomware attack, or even any other type of cyber incident, needs to be considered not in isolation but potentially as part of a wider campaign.

A recent investigation into the use of Hermes ransomware drew the conclusion that it was a vehicle to make evidence gathering more difficult rather than extort money.

These are breaches, and with data exfiltration now the modus operandi for many of the more capable criminal groups we must reconsider reframing our initial assertions.

A ransomware attack may be a direct attempt to cause a shutdown within an organization, to force a company or academic institution to pay seven figure sums in order to continue operations.

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