Tech Start-Ups Are Targets of Ransom Cyberattacks #cybersecurity

Small tech start-ups have become a particular target of these attacks because they “have things of value that a DDoS attack can hurt,” said Andy Ellis, chief security officer at Akamai. “It’s the modern equivalent of someone walking into a shop and saying ‘That’s a nice business you’ve got here — shame if anything happened to it.’”
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