FBI: US Ransomware Attacks Up 9%, Crypto Fraud up 66%

After Baltimore City Public Schools discovered that a ransomware attack in February had compromised data, it hired Austin-based CrowdStrike Inc. to provide a cybersecurity forensic analysis and assessment for $160,000.

Threat actors are quietly infiltrating systems through infostealers, credential phishing campaigns, and adversary-in-the-middle tactics.