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Are cybercriminals shifting towards cutting out the middle-man in ransomware attacks? That is, why bother encrypting a whole network when you can just steal the data and demand payment from that alone? An increasing number of cybercriminals are relying on data theft alone to extort ransom payments out of victims, a new research paper by Symantec has warned. Analysis of data leak sites suggests that there were almost 1500 incidents that relied on data theft alone for extortion attacks in 2025. The figure for 2024 was only 28. “While attacks involving encrypting ransomware remain as prevalent as ever and still pose a threat, the advent of new types of encryptionless attacks adds another degree of risk." https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-shun-encryption-in-favour/ #cybersecurity