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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

However, that’s more a function of hackers targeting individuals less, and companies and governments more. insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. A poll of IT pros in the U.S., Canada, Germany and the U.K.