extortion

November 1, 2023

SECURITY

Extortionware – how bad actors are taking the shortest path to your money

3 min read

Ransomware is evolving. Bad actors are using various methods to increase profits by analyzing and leveraging the victims data and not bothering to encrypt.

August 21, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

What you — and your company — should know about cyber insurance

1 min read

It’s no longer a question of “if” any given company or organization is going to be hit with a cyber attack — it’s when. And when that attack comes, who...

July 11, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

Should governments pay extortion payments after a ransomware attack?

1 min read

When it comes to ransomware attacks this year, it’s been a tale of three cities. In May, the city of Baltimore suffered a massive ransomware attack that took many of its...

December 14, 2018

THREAT RESEARCH

Bitcoin Bomb Scare Associated with Sextortion Scammers

1 min read

This blog was written by Jaeson Schultz. Organizations across the country are on edge today after a flurry of phony bomb threats hit several public entities Thursday, such as universities,...