The increasing threat of ransomware and hacker groups

1.0DevOps Online North Americahttps://devopsnews.onlineYashesh Patelhttps://devopsnews.online/author/yashesh-patel/The increasing threat of ransomware and hacker groups - DevOps Online North Americarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="csqPXSGNnh"><a href="https://devopsnews.online/the-increasing-threat-of-ransomware-and-hacker-groups/">The increasing threat of ransomware and hacker groups</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://devopsnews.online/the-increasing-threat-of-ransomware-and-hacker-groups/embed/#?secret=csqPXSGNnh" width="600" height="338" title="“The increasing threat of ransomware and hacker groups” — DevOps Online North America" data-secret="csqPXSGNnh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://devopsnews.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nahel-abdul-hadi-flha0KwRrRc-unsplash-scaled.jpg25602048According to Accenture’s 2020 Cyber Threatscape Report, some highly skilled cyber hackers have been using new open-source tools in order to exploit corporate email systems and use online extortion. With the spread of the pandemic and more people working from home, cyber attackers have been changing their tactics to take advantage of the new vulnerabilities....