TBC Blog Data Exfiltration is the Latest Attack Tactic as Ransomware Becomes Less Profitable

As more companies refuse to pay ransoms (only 41% of ransom demands were paid in 2022), cybercriminals are modifying their tactics from shutting down entire organizations with ransomware to using data exfiltration techniques to intimidate victims. Don't take this to mean that ransomware is dead - rather, you will need to implement yet another layer of cyber defense.