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Initial Ransomware Demands Jump 20% to $600,000 in 2023

Infosecurity Magazineby James Coker ()3 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-34362
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Progress MOVEit Transfer
9.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV

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3 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com

Initial ransomware demands reached a median of $600,000 in 2023, a 20% rise on the previous year, according to a new report by Arctic Wolf. Several industries – energy & natural resources, retail and legal & government – received median demands of $1m or more per incident. The research highlighted a number of factors that cybercriminals base the size of their initial demand:

Infosecurity Magazine

By James Coker · infosecurity-magazine.com

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