The Evolution of Cyber Attacks, Evolving With the Times
Michele L. Turner | May 5, 2020
This article was originally published in Enterprise Security Magazine. Republished with permission. “Whether the cybercrime is holding data at ransom prior to release of encryption keys, or laying in wait for a time to execute a worm or virus, one certainty is that these events will continue” The world of malware and cyber threats has grown significantly since the early 90s, when PC Cyborg, the first known ransomware attack occurred. With a disgruntled biologist, and 20,000 floppy disks, healthcare organizations across 90 countries had their computers impacted intermittently once powered on after the 90th time.The message demanded an initial payment of $189, with…
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