Ransomware Shifts to Data Corruption, Index Engines Says

Ransomware shifts to data corruption, Index Engines says | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware - National Cyber Security Consulting

JOSEPH GABRIEL LAGONSIN News Editor Index Engines has published research showing that ransomware strains are increasingly using data-corruption methods that do not rely on full encryption. Its analysis of 1,064 strains found directory-entry destruction in 47.8% of samples. The findings point to a shift in how ransomware damages data. Attackers are targeting the structures that […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

Ransomware shifts to data corruption, Index Engines says

Data recovery teams face a tougher test as new ransomware often corrupts files without full encryption, Index Engines said.