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How Hackers Swindled Vegas

Por: Slate Tech October 20, 2023

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In the mid-2010s, cybercriminals shifted their ransomware strategy. Instead of spamming as many individual victims as possible with ransomware, criminals began targeting large organizations: hospitals, governments, hotel chains, pipeline companies—the types of victims who could pay millions, not hundreds, of dollars to regain control of their computer systems. By going after these high-value targets, they could make a lot more money while... + full article



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