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According to Techrepublic.com, cybercriminals have attacked hospitals and other healthcare organizations with double-extortion ransomware attacks during the COVID pandemic.

Questions:

  1. What is a double-extortion ransomware attack and how many different ransomware variants are now using the double-extortion plot?
  2. Why are cybercriminals focusing on hospitals and other healthcare organizations with these even bolder types of attacks?
  3. What is the name of the threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks (the source of the information used in this article)?
  4. What is the difference from the “spray-and-pray” ransomware model and the “stay-and-play” model?
  5. What recommendations does Palo Alto Networks make to prevent organizations against these bolder ransomware attacks?  

Source:

Whitney, L. (2021). How ransomware is evolving as a threat to organizations. Techrepublic.com, March 17 (Retrievable online at How ransomware is evolving as a threat to organizations – TechRepublic).