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Leakware is The New Ransomware - 101 Digital
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You’ve heard the horror stories of ransomware. Cybercriminals access and encrypt your business data. You have to pay a “ransom” for the key to unlock it or, assuming you have them, restore from backups. Leakware is similar, but now the bad actors are threatening to post your confidential business information online if you don’t pay up. Simply restoring from backups isn’t enough as they will post the information online if the “ransom” isn’t paid. There are probably many things your business wouldn’t want shared publicly. This could be your IP, your secret sauce recipe, your customer database with all the details, or financial data: the works. Your clients also wouldn’t want to see their shared information disclosed to the public or highest bidder. The public sector is particularly at risk for leakware, also known as extortionware. Attackers threaten to publish personal information online. Healthcare organizations are top targets, as attackers know they face strict compliance re...
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