Do ransomware attacks only encrypt data, or do they also involve stealing the victim’s information? How do these attacks differ?
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Do ransomware attacks only encrypt data, or do they also involve stealing the victim’s information? How do these attacks differ?
Ransomware attacks can involve both encrypting data and stealing the victim’s information. While the primary goal of ransomware is to encrypt the victim’s files and demand a ransom for decryption, some ransomware variants also have capabilities to exfiltrate sensitive data before encryption. The key difference lies in the intent and focus of the attack: data encryption ransomware focuses on rendering the victim’s data inaccessible for extortion, while data stealing ransomware aims to steal sensitive information for potentially further malicious purposes or to enhance ransom demands.