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Over the past few years, threat actors have shifted to much more targeted attacks that net higher Bitcoin payment returns for their efforts.
https://blog.cloudflare.com/targeted-ransomware-attack/
Edit: Commonly mentioned in the same breath:
- the move from just demanding a ransom for the key, to threatening publication of sensitive info
- trawling through the data to look for anything especially sensitive, as well as clues to what number to ask for in financial records
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Over the past few years, threat actors have shifted to much more targeted attacks that net higher Bitcoin payment returns for their efforts.
https://blog.cloudflare.com/targeted-ransomware-attack/
Edit: Commonly mentioned in the same breath:
- the move from just demanding a ransom for the key, to threatening publication of sensitive info
- trawling through the data to look for anything especially sensitive, as well as clues to what number to ask for in financial records