Ransomware attacks changing ‘quite dramatically’ amid ‘massive uptick’ of cases

Ransomware warning

’The malware started to drop away, so it’s just cyber extortion,’ says chief executive

Businesses have been warned that ransomware is changing “quite dramatically” and that more firms are being hit by such attacks.

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