https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-isnt-going-away-the-problem-is-only-getting-worse/

As the world moves steadily to becoming more and more digital, organizations worldwide become increasingly dependent on IT systems to run their services. Threat actors know this fact very well.

A short time ago, cyberattacks were used to spread computer viruses to bring harm to target systems, such as making them unstable. However, as modern attack tools developed, a new devastating criminal model appeared that could both harm targeted systems, and extort money from victims by encrypting their files, and taking them hostage.