Ransomware gangs have reportedly taken to cold-calling victims to tell them their systems have been hit by ransomware and demand a ransom. This is just the latest in a long list of shakedown tactics, which includes not just using crypto-locking malware but, lately, also leaking data to increase the psychological pressure on victims to pay. Experts say the quantity of ransomware attacks and amount of ransom payments continue to rise in part due to so-called human-operated ransomware. Such specialization highlights some gangs’ increasing business savvy, experts say.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/ransomware-call-centers-cold-call-victims-to-demand-ransom-a-15535