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193 Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year

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Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman @ Wired · today 08:00 EDT

Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year

Ransomware gangs continued to wreak havoc in 2024, but new research shows that the amounts victims paid these cybercriminals fell by hundreds of millions of dollars.

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