2022 Cybersecurity: Analysis Finds Several Factors Driving Ongoing Growth in Ransomware Attacks

Several factors are contributing to driving the number of ransomware attacks ever higher, a new analysis has found.

One of the big factors: many ransomware-wielding attackers continue to rely on a number of cybercrime-as-a-service providers to support their ability to easily gain access to targets and steal data.

In addition, an increasing number of ransomware operations also run data leak sites to pressure nonpaying victims into meeting attackers' ransom demands, researchers say, Bank Info Security reported.

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