Company computers were the target

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I would like to explain to all those who have not yet heard about ransomware or have heard about it but do not know exactly what this phenomenon is. The matter is quite simple - ransomware is malicious software that, after infecting a computer, begins to encrypt user data or otherwise prevents normal use of the system. The victim then sees a message that after paying the ransom, access to the data will be restored. Hence the name: ransom . malware = ransomware. Will access to data actually be restored? Well, let's remember that we are dealing with cybercriminals - morality and honesty are probably not their strong suitsof course, ransomware is not new, but in.

This type of software has increased its presence on new platforms. One in six . ransomware attacks targeted Android devices – just one year after the first ransomware attack on this platform. And looking generally, there were more ransomware attacks, unfortunately Mobile App Development Service yes. Much more. The total number of users attacked by this threat on all platforms has increased to approximately - this is more than in Moreover, in many cases, modern programs encrypting user data have many modules and, in addition to blocking access, they can also, for example,Steal victims' information.



Threats to business - it can be scary. let the numbers speak for themselves: in ) company computers were exposed to an Internet attack at least once, and the use of standard office applications in attacks was three times more frequent than in the case of home users. of local threats, the source of which were, for example, infected USB sticks or other removable media. We also detected a seven percent increase in the share of malicious programs exploiting security vulnerabilities (so-called Exploits) created for Android, which confirms the growing interest of cybercriminals in data stored on employees' mobile devices.