Ransomware Attacks ‘Catalyzed’ by Remote Work: VMware
Nearly two-thirds of experts who experienced ransomware threats in the past year witnessed “partnerships” among bad actors, reported VMware Monday. It canvassed 123 “incident response professionals” globally in May and June, finding defenders are “looking for new ways to fight…
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back,” it said. Victims now experience “destructive/integrity attacks” more than half the time, said VMware. “Cybercriminals are achieving this through emerging techniques, like the manipulation of time stamps, or Chronos attacks,” which nearly 60% of respondents have witnessed, it said. “Catalyzed by the shift to remote work, 32% of respondents also experienced adversaries leveraging business communication platforms to move around a given environment and launch sophisticated attacks.”