Ransomware is not new. But there is a growing trend of hackers targeting critical infrastructure and physical business operations, which makes the attacks more lucrative for bad actors and more devastating for victims.
The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of tools that lets hackers gain access to computer systems and disrupt or lock them until they get paid. And with the rise of remote work during the pandemic, significant vulnerabilities have been revealed that only make it easier to carry out such attacks.
As technology has evolved, more physical infrastructure has been embedded with connected devices that link it with a company's larger network. Even if a hacker enters a company's network through its email system, for example, they could have the opportunity to wreak havoc on the machines in its production facilities or other areas of the business.
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