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SamSam: Inside One of the World's Top Forms of Ransomware

Sophos • August 29, 2018  
SamSam: Inside One of the World's Top Forms of Ransomware

SamSam has taken in nearly $6 million in ransom, and its victims have been diverse. They haven't all been healthcare and government agencies, as has been reported in a lot of the media - the majority of the victims were actually regular private-sector businesses.

The takeaway: Everyone needs to be careful because these guys are indiscriminate.

Download this whitepaper to learn more about:

  • What makes SamSam unique among ransomware;
  • How organizations can defend against this and similar threats;
  • New threats revealed by his study of the dark web.
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