What motivates cyber criminals?
The
obvious answer is money, but cybersecurity company McAfee wanted to know if
there is more to it. McAfee researchers examined recent examples of ransomware
and the accompanying ransom notes that included email addresses where victims
could send their payments or ask questions. The researchers sent emails asking
the “actors” if they would answer a few questions.
Initially,
the McAfee team received a few replies, but most of the actors did...