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Ransomware is evolving, but the key to preventing attacks remains the same
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Ransomware attacks are getting more aggressive according to a senior figure at Europe's law enforcement agency, but there are simple steps which organisations can follow to protect themselves – and their employees – from falling victim to attacks.

"Ransomware is one of the main threats," Fernando Ruiz, head of operations at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), told ZDNet. Europol supports the 27 EU member states in their fight against terrorism, cybercrime and other serious and organised forms of crime.


This year has seen a rise in ransomware attacks where cyber criminals aren't just encrypting the networks of victims and demanding six-figure bitcoin payment to return the files, but they're also threatening to publish sensitive corporate information and other stolen data if the victim doesn't pay the ransom.

However, Europol's No More Ransom project is attempting to take the fight to cyber criminals by offering free decryption tools for hundreds of different families of ransomware, something which is estimated to have stopped over four million victims from giving into ransom demands.



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