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Downtime from Ransomware More Lethal to Small Businesses Than the Ransom

Ransomware is becoming the darling of attackers, with 70% of malware distributed in June of the ransomware type. Nearly 30% of SMBs don’t know the origin of their ransomware infection, Malwarebytes’ report shows. The report surveyed more than 1,000 SMBs in the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, and Singapore. Around 7 in 10 SMBs are either “concerned” or “extremely concerned” about ransomware, the report says. But 32% of those that didn’t pay the ransom ended up losing their files for good.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/downtime-from-ransomware-more-lethal-to-small-businesses-than-the-ransom

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