Security researchers explore how criminals are expanding their arsenals with new, more subtle, and more effective ransomware attack techniques. Ransomware campaigns start with a phishing email as attackers hope an unsuspecting employee will click a link or download a malicious payload. If they do, the malware attempts to contact the attackers’ command-and-control (C2) server and explore the target environment. Once inside, they look for assets, such as accounts and systems with access to valuable data. The average dwell time for ransomware attacks was 45 days in 2020; in 26% of ransomware attacks, the dwell time was one day.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/8-ways-ransomware-operators-target-your-network/d/d-id/1340221