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The Ransomware Economy Is Shifting Toward Straight-Up Data Extortion

CyberScoop – Ransomware remains a scourge that shows some signs of relenting, but incident responders and threat hunters are busier than ever as more financially-motivated attackers lean exclusively on data theft for extortion.

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