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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Ransomware Overview

Author : Nihad A. Hassan

Published in: Ransomware Revealed

Publisher: Apress

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Abstract

Rapid technological development has brought with it an increase in cyberattacks. Cybercrimes have become more complex and can lead to compromising thousands or even millions of devices simultaneously. Today there are various types of cybercrimes, and one of the latest—and most dreaded—is ransomware, also called digital extortion or digital blackmail.

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Footnotes
1
Cybersecurityventures, “Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Hit $11.5 Billion By 2019” February 01, 2019. https://cybersecurityventures.com/ransomware-damage-report-2017-part-2/
 
2
Cisco, “Cisco Cybersecurity Report Series” February 01, 2019. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/security-reports.html#~stickynav=2
 
3
Krebsonsecurity, “Inside a ‘Reveton’ Ransomware Operation” February 11, 2019. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/08/inside-a-reveton-ransomware-operation
 
4
Trendmicro, “Ransomware: Past, Present, and Future” February 11, 2019. https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/wp/wp-ransomware-past-present-and-future.pdf
 
5
Cybersecurityventures, “Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Hit $11.5 Billion By 2019” February 14, 2019. https://cybersecurityventures.com/ransomware-damage-report-2017-part-2/
 
6
Cbsnews, “‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack losses could reach $4 billion” February 10, 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-wannacry-virus-losses/
 
7
Kasperskycontenthub, “KSN Report: Ransomware and malicious cryptominers 2016-2018” February 14, 2019. https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2018/06/27125925/KSN-report_Ransomware-and-malicious-cryptominers_2016-2018_ENG.pdf
 
8
Malwarebytes, “Cybercrime tactics and techniques: Q2 2018” February 11, 2019. https://resources.malwarebytes.com/files/2018/07/Malwarebytes_Cybercrime-Tactics-and-Techniques-Q2-2018.pdf
 
9
Cybersecurityventures, “Cybercrime Damages $6 Trillion By 021” February 11, 2019. https://cybersecurityventures.com/cybercrime-damages-6-trillion-by-2021/
 
10
Itweb, “The reality of digital extortion” February 08, 2019. https://www.itweb.co.za/content/G98YdqLxaoZqX2PD
 
11
Datto, “Datto’s Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report 2018” February 14, 2019. https://www.datto.com/blog/dattos-global-state-of-the-channel-ransomware-report-2018
 
12
HHS, “FACT SHEET: Ransomware and HIPAA” February 09, 2019. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/RansomwareFactSheet.pdf
 
13
See also Section 13402 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
 
14
HHS, “Guidance to Render Unsecured Protected Health Information Unusable, Unreadable, or Indecipherable to Unauthorized Individuals” February 11, 2019. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/breach-notification/guidance/index.html
 
15
Morganlewis, “WannaCry Ransomware Cyberattack Raises Legal Issues” February 10, 2019. https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/wannacry-ransomware-cyberattack-raises-legal-issues
 
Metadata
Title
Ransomware Overview
Author
Nihad A. Hassan
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Apress
Book
Ransomware Revealed

Print ISBN: 978-1-4842-4254-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4842-4255-1

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4255-1_1

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