If anyone he knocked on the door of your house and introduced himself as a postman with a fake mustache and wig, would you open the door for him, take the parcel he is about to deliver and look at what is inside that box?
Your first answer is probably “no” because you would be able to distinguish your usual postman perfectly, but what if his characterization is good enough to make you doubt? What if a professional makeup artist is behind it so you can fall into the trap?
Something like that is what happens with him ransomwarea type of malware that reaches your email or mobile phone via a link or file and encrypts the files on your computer with the only goal of making you pay that ransom.
The amount these cybercriminals demand from the the average user starts from 200 to 500 dollars in bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency (from 200 to 500 euros at current exchange rates) and 40% to 60% ends up paying the amount in order to retrieve this information, according to Microsoft.
As confirmed by the platform Redeem whereso far in 2022 they have already been paid $11,727,688.23 million in redemptions… a number that keeps growing day by day. Among the most popular are Cuba, Conti, REvil/Sodinokibi and Darkside.
