Ransomware: Attack, Human Impact and Mitigation

Abstract - Ransomware is one of the types of malware
which is the result of sophisticated effort to
compromise the modern computer structures. In this
paper we examine the current history of ransomware
and its growth to the recent form of large-scale
ransomware attacks (ones that interrupt whole
organizations). Within that timeframe, public
reporting, articles, and news media reporting on largescale
ransomware attacks is reviewed to create an
experimental analysis of ransom payments,
circumstances that led to those payments, and if data
was eventually recovered through a literature study for
the people victimized by ransomware. Increasing
threats due to ease of transfer of ransomware over
internet are also talk over. Finally, low level awareness
among company professionals is confirmed and
reluctance to payment on being a victim is found as a
common trait.
Keywords- Ransomware; Extortion; Malware