The Billion Dollar Headache: Sophisticated Ransomware takes aim at Small Business

The Security Ledger piece (podcast summary) examines the growing sophistication and commercialization of ransomware, citing the Greenway Health incident and the emergence of the 'Fatboy' ransomware family that varies ransoms by victim geography. Experts describe ransomware evolving into a profitable business model—featuring Ransomware-as-a-Service, targeted attacks on high-value employees and systems, rising ransom demands, and broad impacts on small businesses and non-profits.