From Access to Exfiltration: What Defenders Need to Know

Reported by Zscaler ThreatLabz (Chris Brook (Senior Information Security Researcher))

Summary by Cyber Security News1 Oct 2026, 16:06 CEST

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For years, ransomware coverage has tended to focus on two numbers: How many victims were hit and how much they paid. The ThreatLabz 2026 Ransomware Report points to a more consequential shift happening beneath the usual headlines. Attackers aren’t just hitting more targets, they’re taking more from victims.

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