Modern ransomware attacks are not single events; they are weeks-long intrusions that end in encryption. Here is the full lifecycle, from initial access to extortion, and what defenders can do at each stage.
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Ransomware did not start with Bitcoin. It started in 1989, on floppy disks mailed to AIDS researchers, and spent thirty years evolving into the multibillion-dollar criminal industry we know today.
Ransomware is malware that holds data, devices, or entire enterprises hostage until a payment is made. Here is what it is, why it works, and why it has become the single most disruptive category of cybercrime.