Ransomeware Perps Who Failed

A peek into the cyber trenches in a relatively upbeat post from Kapersky Lab: What some recent ransomware attacks looked like, what kinds of demands were made, and in general terms how they were thwarted. This post also makes clear these cases were the exception, and includes some basic principles for prevention. “It’s not common for ransomware criminals to be outsmarted,” writes Yuri Ilyin.. “In fact, it is quite a rare occasion. More often users and businesses are facing less than exciting prospects of paying ransoms without a guarantee of getting their files back.”