MANILA, Philippines — Multinational cybersecurity company Kaspersky recently revealed that targeted ransomware known as “Ransomware 2.0” attacksa company or organization through “pressure tactic.”
Kaspersky announced in a virtual conference that this year’s cybersecurity disease is “targeted ransomware.” The attack does not only hold the victim’s data as it also exploits the digital reputation in exchange for ransom.
According to Vitaly Kamluk, Director of Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) for the Asia Pacific (APAC) at Kaspersky, this year, around 61 entities from different countries were breached by a targeted ransom group.
Among the affected countries, Kamluk sa…
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