Friday, 24 March, 2023

Ransomware operators became increasingly aggressive in H121

<p>Canada&#39;s signals intelligence agency said that the global ransomware attacks increased by 151% in the first half of 2021 compared with 2020. CSE stated that the scale and scope of ransomware operators posed both security and economic risks to Canada and its allies, citing attacks on North American health facilities and a US pipeline. They added that the average cost of recovering from a ransomware incident has more than doubled to C$2.3 M ($1.8 M).<br /> &nbsp;</p>