Who Are Ransomware Attackers and What Are They After?
Pure Storage
JULY 6, 2021
Over July 4 weekend, perhaps the largest global ransomware incident occured. Behind the attack: REvil, a ransomware cyberhacking collective operating out of Russia. The attack hit at least 17 countries and impacted thousands of businesses. Their demand? $70 million in Bitcoin to de-encrypt all the companies’ data at once. . REvil is just one example of today’s sophisticated hackers.
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