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Ransomware pushers up their game against small businesses

Over 67 percent of users who clicked on malicious links in CryptoWall-related emails were from SMB sector. SMBs are less likely to use sophisticated security and backup solutions that can help them recover encrypted files. Ransomware creators are increasingly focusing their attention on SMB victims who are more likely to pay up, researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro found. Small and medium-sized companies accounted for over 40 percent of clicks on TorrentLocker-related URLs in June and July, Trend Micro researchers said.”]

Source: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2985809/ransomware-pushers-up-their-game-against-small-businesses.html

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