9 Mar 2016 at 13:05, John Leyden
File-encrypting ransomware has eclipsed botnets to become the main threat to enterprises, according to Trend Micro.
During the fourth quarter of 2015, 83 per cent of all data extortion attacks were made with the use of crypto-ransomware.
CryptoWall topped the list of 2015’s most notorious ransomware families, with a 31 per cent share. According to FBI statistics released last June, CryptoWall managed to generate more than $18m for its creators in a little over a year.
These revenues – traced by monitoring BitCoin wallets and similar techniques – provide evidence that a growing percentage of organisations affected by ransomware attacks are paying up.
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