As ransomware recedes, a new more dangerous digital parasite rises

In its annual Red Report, a body of research that analyzes real-world attacker techniques using large-scale attack simulation data, Picus Labs warns cybersecurity professionals that threat actors are rapidly shifting away from ransomware encryption to parasitic "sleeperware" extortion as their means to loot organizations for millions of dollars per attack.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/sleeperware-malware-sneaks-waits-ransomware-decline/

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