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Dark Hotspots: Common Modes of Deploying Ransomware

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Phishing Mails
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Know Your Foes: The Most Infamous Ransomware Types

CryptoLocker

First spotted in 2007, this ransomware encrypts important data on the victim’s device and decrypts only after a hefty sum is paid

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WannaCry

A ransomware pandemic that spread across 150 nations in 2017, exploited a security vulnerability in Windows and caused $4 billion in financial damages worldwide

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CryptoWall

A Trojan ransomware first appearing in 2013, this spread malicious attachments via emails after the same is downloaded from compromised sites

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Locky

A notorious phishing attack, this was first deployed in 2016 and spread through fake emails with infected attachments, locking 160+ file types

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Petya

First surfacing in 2016, this ransomware encrypted the victim system’s entire hard disk instead of certain files.

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Industries Most Targeted by Ransomware

  • Government - 15.4%
  • Manufacturing - 13.9%
  • Construction - 13.2%
  • Utilities - 11.1%
  • Retail - 7.5%
  • Hospitality - 7.1%
  • Healthcare - 5.6%
  • Government Government 15.4%
  • Manufacturing Manufacturing 13.9%
  • Utilities Utilities 11.1%
  • Construction Construction 13.2%
  • Retail Retail 7.5%
  • Healthcare Healthcare 5.6%
  • Hospitality Hospitality 7.1%
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Nations with Highest Share of Ransomware Affected Organizations

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Deadliest Ransomware Stories

NHS Hospitals, UK

Year: 2017

WannaCry Ransomware affected one-third of all NHS Hospital branches impacting the majority of user data


Financial Damages:

92 million Pounds

Manchester United Football Club, UK

Year: 2020

Hackers gained access to the Football Club’s network via phishing mail, jeopardizing most of its IT infra and data protection rights of fans


Financial Damages:

0.3 million Euros

ISS World, Denmark

Year: 2020

Affected the entirety of the firm’s networks severely compromising sensitive data and daily operations


Financial Damages:

45 - 75
million Dollars

CWT Global, USA

Year: 2021

Affected 30,000 business devices compromising sensitive enterprise and employee data equivalent to 2 TB


Financial Damages:

4.5 million Dollars

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Into the Silver Lining: Anti-Ransomware Best Practices

Anti-Ransomware

Anti-malware and
Anti-spam Solutions

Recognize, analyze, and block suspicious mails with compromised attachments and links

Anti-ransomware Solutions

Monitors and analyses internal and external traffics,
email assets to recognize notorious attempts and
malicious codes appearing to penetrate systems

Anti-Ransomware
Anti-Ransomware

DNS Authentication

Use tools/protocols such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC to
detect potential network spoofing attempts to
penetrate the organizational perimeters

Anti-Ransomware

DNS Authentication

Use tools/protocols such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC to
detect potential network spoofing attempts to
penetrate the organizational perimeters

Email Assets Scanning

Scan across all email assets, attachments,
embedded links to filter out suspicious traffic

Anti-Ransomware

Email Assets Scanning

Scan across all email assets, attachments,
embedded links to filter out suspicious traffic

Anti-Ransomware
Anti-Ransomware

Instant Backup and Recovery

Automatic database backup and easy recovery
solutions to help continue operations seamlessly
when one data zone is attacked

Standard Protocols

Compliance with national, international standards
stringently to prevent easy perimeter leaks and
hence loopholes for ransomware attacks

Anti-Ransomware
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