{"id":50124,"date":"2023-01-15T23:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T23:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/662732e2-07e8-4d3c-a2b9-160712f50ea0"},"modified":"2023-01-15T23:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T23:00:29","slug":"ransomware-has-now-become-a-problem-for-everyone-and-not-just-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomware-has-now-become-a-problem-for-everyone-and-not-just-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware has now become a problem for everyone, and not just tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/2c8cc57bc0c8d0946af7da3ef1ac1fd8e8911055\/2022\/10\/31\/c2bc1320-36f0-4936-a61e-bea8dfa02a44\/close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/621d546565cc55174f08eb6ac648e5899bbe1d84\/2022\/10\/31\/c2bc1320-36f0-4936-a61e-bea8dfa02a44\/close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/c445f9d458b16800e992c213164a598c13fa34c6\/2022\/10\/31\/c2bc1320-36f0-4936-a61e-bea8dfa02a44\/close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/c445f9d458b16800e992c213164a598c13fa34c6\/2022\/10\/31\/c2bc1320-36f0-4936-a61e-bea8dfa02a44\/close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"close-up-shot-of-hacker-hands-typing-on-a-keyboard-under-purple-lighting\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853.3333333333333\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p> <!----><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Image: Getty\/Erikona<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s a new year, a time when many people look to turnover a new leaf and make some positive changes.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, not everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In particular, it seems that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-an-executive-guide-to-one-of-the-biggest-menaces-on-the-web\/\" rel=\"follow\">ransomware gangs<\/a>&nbsp;show no signs of letting up on their criminal activity in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then again, why would they?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware was one of the major cybersecurity issues of last year &#8211; and many of the previous years too &#8211;&nbsp; as cyber criminals used file-encrypting malware against a series of victims, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/these-grim-figures-show-that-the-ransomware-problem-isnt-going-away\/\" rel=\"follow\">including universities, schools, hospitals and more<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal of ransomware attacks is simple; make money by demanding a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key to (maybe) unlock the encrypted systems.<\/p>\n<p>These ransom demands can be millions of dollars. But while national governments, law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-dont-pay-the-ransom-it-just-encourage-cyber-criminals-that-attacks-work-warns-home-secretary\/\" rel=\"follow\">warn that victims should never pay the ransom because it only encourages further attacks<\/a>, many do; either because they feel helpless, or because they think it&#8217;s the quickest way of retrieving their encrypted files. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-victims-are-paying-up-but-the-crooks-are-coming-back-for-more\/\" rel=\"follow\">Not that crooks can be trusted to hold their word<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-why-its-still-a-big-threat-and-where-the-gangs-are-going-next\/\" rel=\"follow\"><strong>Ransomware: Why it&#8217;s still a big threat, and where the gangs are going next<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not every ransomware victim gives into the ransom demands,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-company-was-hit-with-ransomware-but-didnt-have-to-pay-up-heres-how-they-did-it\/\" rel=\"follow\"> instead opting to painstaking restore their network from scratch, which can take weeks or even months<\/a> &#8211; but a significant number victims do pay, which is why ransomware continues to be a major cybersecurity threat &#8211; because it works and it makes criminals money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But ransomware isn&#8217;t some abstract threat where the impact is restricted to technology or the victim organization and its employees \u2013 it often has an impact on the general public too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just in the last week the UK&#8217;s Royal Mail wasn apparently hit by what has been reported by multiple outlets who&#8217;ve seen the ransom note as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/fbi-watch-out-for-lockbit-2-0-ransomware-heres-how-to-reduce-the-risk-to-your-network\/\" rel=\"follow\">Lockbit ransomware<\/a>. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2023\/jan\/11\/guardian-confirms-it-was-hit-by-ransomware-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Guardian newspaper recently revealed that the cyber attack it was hit by late last month was ransomware<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/the-real-cost-of-ransomware-is-even-bigger-than-we-realised\/\" rel=\"follow\">The real cost of ransomware is even bigger than we realised<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both are examples of how ransomware attacks are having an impact on services people use and rely on every day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware attacks are a tricky problem to tackle of course &#8211; international in nature, with gangs often hiding in jurisdictions beyond the reach of law enforcement and mostly demanding hard-to-track cryptocurrency for payment. But hoping they will simply go away is not going to make it so &#8211; it&#8217;s time for action. Law enforcement agencies have had some success against the gangs, but more is needed.<\/p>\n<p>This is issue that is much bigger than tech and should be treated as such especially when gangs are willing to threaten the key services and institutions we rely on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZDNET&#8217;S MONDAY OPENER &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ZDNet&#8217;s Monday Opener is our opening take on the week in tech, written by members of our editorial team.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><strong>PREVIOUSLY ON ZDNET&#8217;S MONDAY OPENER:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-has-now-become-a-problem-for-everyone-and-not-just-tech\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware attacks have rumbled on for years and show no signs of slowing down. 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