What Are the Types of Ransomware Attacks? by Jonathan Barrett

This article explains ransomware and its impacts, citing widespread global activity in early 2022, and outlines key variants—crypto/encryptors, double extortion, lockers, RaaS, and scareware—along with common indicators such as unusual file renaming, location changes, network slowdowns, unauthorized access, and encryption activity. It identifies high‑risk targets (government, healthcare, schools) and recommends prevention and response measures including cybersecurity software, data backups, clear policies, regular updates, secure networks, physical safeguards, reporting incidents to the FBI, leveraging NDR/AI for early detection, and maintaining a formal incident response plan.