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Ransomware hackers raked in more money than ever last year, a new report said.
The average ransomware payment in 2020 was $312,493, nearly three times the 2019 average.
Hackers are attacking more vulnerable targets and upping threats, Palo Alto Networks reported.
Ransomware hackers are reaping bigger payouts than ever before, found a report published Wednesday by the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks.
Ransomware attacks where profit-driven cybercriminals target victims with malicious software that locks up their data or disables their computer systems until they agree to pay a ransom have been around for more than a decade. But cybercriminals have recently homed in on more vulnerable targets, such as healthcare organizations, and have developed more aggressive tactics t
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The US, Russia, and China are engaged in a fascinating cyber Cold War, top experts tell Insider.
From the outside, it may appear the US is losing, but its rivals have deep-seated weaknesses.
The US must keep a moral high ground – and a very stealthy profile in undermining its rivals.
At universities in China, former military officers teach students to hack into US defense contractors – and give them bounties. In Russia, military officers recruit criminals on the dark web to hack for the government – and allow them to keep stealing for personal gain.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools adopted remote exam software to monitor students taking tests.
The software, made by companies like ExamSoft, ProctorU, and Proctorio, use students webcams to watch them during tests and look for signs of cheating.
Companies selling the software saw a boom early in the COVID-19 pandemic but schools are now reconsidering their contracts amid backlash.
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