Ransomware is Funding Russian Aggression

Matthew.Rosenquist
1 min readMay 1, 2022

Ransomware attacks and payments are increasing, with most revenue going to Russian attackers. It is time to revisit outlawing Ransomware payments.

Some stats to hammer the situation home:

Sophos ransomware report indicates:

- Ransom attacks are more frequent (66% of surveyed orgs indicated they were hit with ransomware in 2021 versus only 37%…

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Matthew.Rosenquist

CISO and cybersecurity Strategist specializing in the evolution of threats, opportunities, and risks in pursuit of optimal security