Report: 49% of ransomware victims only detect attacks after data is stolen, up from 31% last year
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Sead Fadilpašić
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A new report from ExtraHop reveals that 49% of organizations hit by ransomware did not detect the intrusion until after data was stolen, up from 31% a year ago. The findings, based on a survey of over 1,800 IT and security leaders worldwide, indicate that cybercriminals are becoming more adept at hiding within victims' infrastructure and exfiltrating data without triggering alarms.
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bskyReport: 49% of ransomware victims only detect attacks after data is stolen, up from 31% last yeartechradar.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledRoughly half (49%) of organizations that were struck by ransomware did not detect the threat until after the data was stolen.
This is up from 31% a year ago, ExtraHop stressed, showing the improvement criminal
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