Ransomware, a phenomenon now very well known, serves one ultimate and obvious purpose:
Monetary gain for the cybercriminal(s).However, multiple scenarios are, in fact, possible. Consider any and all of the following:
Closing thoughts
As we’ve seen, ransomware can serve a plethora of purposes; whether it is deployed by a nation-state actor, the more common cybercriminal, or your neighbor disgruntled at your tree hanging over their wall, one thing is for sure: you are, and have been compromised!…