Security News > 2023 > January > The FBI's Perspective on Ransomware

In the past years, companies, universities, schools, medical facilities and other organizations have been targeted by ransomware threat actors, turning ransomware into the internet's most severe security crisis.

Ransomware as a Service has become the most widespread type of ransomware.

Etay maor, Senior Director Security Strategy at Cato Networks commented, "There are other forms of RaaS. After receiving the ransomware payment some Ransomware groups sell all the data about the victim's network to other gangs. This means the next attack is much simpler and can be fully automated as it does not require weeks of discovery and network analysis by the attackers."

To help ransomware victims and to prevent ransomware, the FBI has set up 56 Cyber Task Forces across its field offices.

Many ransomware attacks don't have to reach the point where the FBI is needed.

Some ransomware attackers are "Kind" enough to provide organizations with best practices for securing themselves from future ransomware attacks.

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