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A Look Back At 2016: The Year of Ransomware

A Look Back At 2016: The Year of Ransomware

Ransomware was a popular topic in 2016. Ransomware attacks have become complex, targeted, and sophisticated. Many organizations infected with ransomware have lost a huge amount of money to get back their data from attackers. In 2016, new ransomware and new variants of old ransomware showed up. This ...

Jan 5, 2017By Rini1 min read

Ransomware was a popular topic in 2016. Ransomware attacks have become complex, targeted, and sophisticated. Many organizations infected with ransomware have lost a huge amount of money to get back their data from attackers. In 2016, new ransomware and new variants of old ransomware showed up. This infographic shows some of the worst ransomware of 2016.

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