Security News > 2020 > July > Ransomware, then and now: The change in data theft behavior

Every time ransomware moves out of the news cycle, someone will ask whether cybercriminals have moved on to other, perhaps more lucrative, activities.

In contrast to Ransomware 1.0, big-game ransomware attacks are well planned, targeted and have a greater chance of earning the perpetrators money.

In this way, once the ransomware is activated, if a business doesn't pay the rasom the threat actor can still turn a profit by selling the data.

There are now many new ransomware strains that steal data before encrypting it, such as Maze, Snatch, Zeppelin and REvil.

Recently, the gang behind the REvil ransomware attacks started auctioning off stolen data following the reluctance of one victim to pay up for their data.

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