"One Ransomware Victim Every 10 Seconds in 2020"

Researchers at Check Point discovered that a new organization became a ransomware victim every 10 seconds in 2020, with remote workers experiencing a sharp uptick in threats.  The researchers claim that double extortion ransomware, in particular was, on the rise.  In Q3 2020, nearly half of all ransomware incidents involved data theft from the targeted organization.  According to researchers at Check Point, only 5% of malware attacking global corporate networks was ransomware last year. The most popular was botnet traffic (28%), followed by crypto-miners (21%), information stealers (16%), mobile (15%), and banking malware (14%).  Remote Desktop Protocol attacks (RDPs) were the most popular attack vector for ransomware in the first half of the year.  

Infosecurity reports: "One Ransomware Victim Every 10 Seconds in 2020"