Weaponization of Data
CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers said data weaponization is a growing trend.
“This evolution of ransomware to data extortion is proving to be an extremely lucrative tactic, as it allows the attacker to take control of the narrative of the breach, and use the threat or demonstration of a data leak to put pressure on the victim,” he said. “The surge in these types of attacks in 2021 tells us that cybercriminals will continue to exfiltrate, sell and leak victim data as long as organizations are willing to pay ransoms.”
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