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Charles Carmakal has a problem: Ransomware has become so prolific that he has too much business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting calls from organizations almost every single day,\u201d Carmakal, the chief technology officer at the cybersecurity giant Mandiant, said in a phone call. \u201cWe\u2019re barely able to keep up.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that was before cybersecurity professionals had to deal with one of the most pervasive ransomware attacks ever: the hack of the software company Kaseya, which allowed one ransomware group to\u00a0infect more than 1,500 organizations<\/a>\u00a0last weekend.<\/p>\n

The cybersecurity industry is stretched thin. Ransomware attacks are now so prolific that some companies simply cannot help every newly hacked victim get back online. And a shortage of workers means no immediate help in sight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel bad, but we turn down a lot of organizations because we don\u2019t have the capacity to help them,\u201d Carmakal said.<\/p>\n

A once-quiet epidemic, ransomware \u2014 in which hackers, often from Russia or other former Soviet bloc countries, break into private computer systems to encrypt and often steal files to hold for ransom \u2014 has emerged in 2021 as a major national security issue. In recent months, ransomware gangs have launched several high-profile attacks, including on a major\u00a0pipeline<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0meat supplier<\/a>, and frequently hampered\u00a0schools<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0hospitals<\/a>. Ransomware cost American victims\u00a0an estimated $1.4 billion<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n

Source: NBC News<\/p>\n

Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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