Security News > 2023 > May > Ransomware corrupts data, so backups can be faster and cheaper than paying up

Ransomware actors aim to spend the shortest amount of time possible inside your systems, and that means the encryption they employ is shoddy and often corrupts your data.

Ransomware operators therefore encrypt badly and lose some of the data they then try to sell you back.

Restoring from corrupt data dumps delivered by crooks is not easy, Addiscott advised - and that's if ransomware operators deliver all the data they promise.

Ransomware gangs also tend to re-attack those who pay once, making payments a tactic of last resort in Gartner's opinion.

Ransomware operators also like to double-dip by seeking payment from organizations whose data they stole, then mining it to find other targets.

Customers named in a stolen data heist may also be targeted with a suggestion they let suppliers know they want payments made - to lessen the risk of their data being exposed.

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