{"id":14449,"date":"2026-05-11T18:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=14449"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:33:17","slug":"how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does a Ransomware Attack Cause Damage to an Organization?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Key Takeaways Section | Threatcop Brand Style -->\n\n<style>\n.threatcop-summary {\n    border: 1px solid #2f80ed;\n    background-color: #f2f7ff;\n    padding: 20px 24px;\n    border-radius: 6px;\n    margin: 30px 0;\n}\n.threatcop-summary h3 {\n    margin-top: 0;\n    color: #2f80ed;\n    font-size: 20px;\n}\n.threatcop-summary ul {\n    padding-left: 20px;\n    margin: 10px 0 0;\n}\n.threatcop-summary li {\n    margin-bottom: 8px;\n    line-height: 1.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"threatcop-summary\">\n    <h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Ransomware damage extends beyond ransom payments to long-term financial and operational impact.<\/li>\n        <li>Operational shutdowns can halt business activity for weeks and disrupt critical services.<\/li>\n        <li>Modern attacks involve data theft and double extortion, increasing pressure even with backups.<\/li>\n        <li>Breaches lead to customer trust loss, reputational harm, and lasting revenue impact.<\/li>\n        <li>Human actions like phishing clicks and credential misuse remain the primary entry point.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ransomware attacks are very stealthy. Security teams usually realize what&#8217;s happening quite late. By the time they figure it out, files have already been encrypted, and systems are shutting down randomly. Moreover, the situation is so alarming that teams must respond immediately. As a result, costs go beyond just paying the ransom. Recovery efforts, legal fees, lost sales, and customer loss add up and continue for years after the incident.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/#Ransomware_in_Numbers_What_the_Data_Shows\" >Ransomware in Numbers: What the Data Shows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/#How_Ransomware_Gets_Into_an_Organization\" >How Ransomware Gets Into an Organization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/#5_Ways_a_Ransomware_Attack_Causes_Damage_to_an_Organization\" >5 Ways a Ransomware Attack Causes Damage to an Organization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/#The_Common_Thread_Across_Every_Major_Attack\" >The Common Thread Across Every Major Attack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/#Final_Thoughts\" >Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-ransomware-attack-damages-organization\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ransomware_in_Numbers_What_the_Data_Shows\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ransomware in Numbers: What the Data Shows<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A few figures to set the context:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/business\/resources\/reports\/dbir\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verizon&#8217;s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ransomware was responsible for 44% of all confirmed breaches in 2025, up from 32% in 2024. That jumps to 88% for small and midsize businesses.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2025 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/reports\/data-breach\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost of a Data Breach Report, conducted by IBM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, found that the average cost of a data breach in the US was $10.22 million. This was the most expensive data breach the report had ever seen.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkpoint.com\/cyber-hub\/threat-prevention\/ransomware\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Point&#8217;s threat research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found 7,960 victims on double-extortion leak sites, up 53% from the year before, with approximately 52% of victims based in the U.S.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/AnnualReport\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FBI&#8217;s 2024 Internet Crime Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there were 3,156 ransomware complaints across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Document<\/title>\n<\/head>\n\n<style>\n    .interestedBtn {\n        width: 70% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box !important;\n        display: inline-block !important;\n        padding: 11px !important;\n        border: 1px !important;\n        border-color: #ddd !important;\n        margin-top: 10px !important;\n        background-color: #fff !important;\n        background-image: none !important;\n        text-shadow: none !important;\n        color: #000 !important;\n        font-size: 14px !important;\n        line-height: 20px !important;\n        border-radius: 5px !important;\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        cursor: pointer !important;\n    }\n\n\n.formSec .formSecTwo{\n    padding-top: 30px !important;\n}\n\n\n    .tnp-email {\n         width: 70% !important;\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n    padding: 8px 10px;\n    display: inline-block;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd;\n     background: #183e8b;\n    color: #fff !important;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    line-height: 20px;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    padding-right: 30px;\n    margin-bottom: 0px;\n\n    }\n\n    .formSec {\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 55% !important;\n    }\n\n    .mainBox {\n            background: #183e8b;\n        max-width: 600px !important;\n        margin: 0 auto !important;\n        padding: 20px !important;\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxDiv {\n        display: flex !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxConsult {\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 45% !important;\n    }\n\n    .formSecTwo {\n        text-align: right !important;\n        width: 100% !important;\n    }\n\n    .formHeading {\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n        margin-top: 0px;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        line-height: 25px;\n        font-size: 18px !important;\n        margin-bottom: 70px;\n       margin-bottom: 70px !important;\n       color: white !important;\n          margin-top: 0px !important;\n    }\n\n    .fieldHeading {\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        font-size: 13px !important;\n        text-align: left !important;\n        margin: 0px 39px 2px 93px !important;\n        font-weight: 500 !important;\n    }\n\n    .image {\n        max-width: 100% !important;\n        height: auto !important;\n    }\n\n     .email-icon {\n            position: absolute;\n            right: 10px;\n            top:18px;\n            transform: translateY(-50%);\n            pointer-events: none; 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According to CISA, the entry points for these attacks are mostly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-attacks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phishing emails<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Next is the use of stolen or reused login credentials, compromise of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), unpatched systems or devices, infected removable media, and vendors with continued access to the network. But the human factor accounted for 59.91% of the confirmed attacks, according to the Verizon DBIR 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Ways_a_Ransomware_Attack_Causes_Damage_to_an_Organization\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5 Ways a Ransomware Attack Causes Damage to an Organization<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong> Financial Losses That Go Far Beyond the Ransom<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The ransom is observed, but it is infrequently the most costly entry. The 2025 report from IBM discovered that the typical all-company ransomware breach was $5.08 million, and the typical total U.S. breach was $10.22 million. Those sums include forensic examination, incident response, reconstruction, downtime loss, legal notifications, insurance adjustments, and months of other output, discounted at a rate reflecting the time it took personnel to adapt the downgraded system.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> <strong>Operational Downtime and Business Disruption<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s no secret that a ransomware incident brings a business to a standstill. As reported by Coveware, businesses lose, on average, around 3 weeks during which their operations are suspended, revenues are on hold, and employees are helplessly waiting between the infection and the restoration of the system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Back in May 2021, the DarkSide gang caused the shutdown of 5,500 miles of Colonial Pipeline&#8217;s fuel pipeline. It not only cost the company $4.4 million but also prompted 17 states to declare energy emergencies. The hospital system Ascension Health was the victim of Black Basta ransomware attack in May 2024 that affected its 70 hospitals in 19 states. The staff had to keep paper records, ambulances were being diverted, and scheduled operations were postponed for weeks. The system announced net losses amounting to $1.1 billion for 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> <strong>Data Theft, Double Extortion, and Permanent Data Loss<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Encrypting files is just one tactic attackers use nowadays. For instance, a joint Mandiant and Google Cloud report revealed that in 77% of ransomware cases in 2025, files weren&#8217;t only encrypted but also stolen by the attackers first. The threat actors first steal the data and then coerce victims into paying ransom by threatening to publish it. This kind of double extortion is such that even having clean backups doesn&#8217;t necessarily solve the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> <strong>Reputational Damage and Customer Trust Erosion<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You can get your systems back up in a few weeks, but winning back your customers? That drags on for months, sometimes years. There\u2019s a reason for that. According to research cited by Cybersecurity Ventures, 59% of people walk away after a breach. They just stop buying. And it goes deeper. A report from IBM and Forbes Insights found that nearly half of customers believed a breach hit their brand\u2019s finances hard.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> <strong>Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Consequences<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Paying the ransom and recovering the systems won&#8217;t be enough to solve the problem. Usually, a second attack takes the form of data exposure, a regulator&#8217;s survey, or legal action.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/rules-regulations\/2023\/07\/34-97989\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/rules-regulations\/2023\/07\/34-97989\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Rule&nbsp;<\/span><\/a>requires<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> public companies to report material breaches within four business days. Past enforcement actions highlight the substantial consequences of non-compliance, such as Unisys being fined $4 million in civil penalties, and Avaya, Check Point, and Mimecast facing a total of almost $7 million in penalties due to SolarWinds-related disclosure failures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Common_Thread_Across_Every_Major_Attack\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Common Thread Across Every Major Attack<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you look at the beginning of pretty much all the big ransomware attacks in the United States, the way they started is remarkably similar. Someone clicked a dodgy link in an email, reused the same password across many accounts, or opened a file from someone they don&#8217;t know. Essentially, the attackers got in because of something a person did. Verizon says that a \u2018human mistake\u2019 is part of 60% of all security failures, and Threatcop says that a whopping 91% of cyberattacks kick off with a phishing email. And this isn&#8217;t a matter of individuals just being careless; it\u2019s because of the way (or, really, the lack of a good way) companies are teaching their employees about security.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Breach costs in the United States have now climbed to over $10 million on average, and nearly half of all confirmed breaches can be traced back to ransomware. The common source of major cyberattacks over the past few years has been a person who compromised the system before it was affected. Regular security awareness training, phishing simulations, and implementing proper email domain controls are just some measures any organization can take to reduce its vulnerabilities before something goes wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>#sp-ea-14456 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-14456.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-14456.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-14456.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-14456.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-14456.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1778504543\"><div id=\"sp-ea-14456\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-144560\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse144560\" aria-controls=\"collapse144560\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> What systems does ransomware shut down first?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse144560\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14456\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-144560\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Attackers typically target the systems that cause the most pain: file servers, backup systems, authentication systems, and domain controllers. Knocking these out simultaneously maximizes pressure on the victim and limits recovery options.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-144561\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse144561\" aria-controls=\"collapse144561\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What is double extortion in ransomware?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse144561\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14456\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-144561\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Double extortion is when attackers steal data before encrypting systems. They then threaten to publish the stolen files on dark web leak sites if the ransom is not paid. This means restoring from backups no longer resolves the threat because the data is already in the attacker's hands.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-144562\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse144562\" aria-controls=\"collapse144562\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Can a company survive a ransomware attack?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse144562\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14456\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-144562\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes, but survival depends on how fast they respond, how well they were prepared, and how much data was exposed. Large enterprises with strong incident response plans recover faster. Small businesses without backups or insurance face the highest risk of permanent closure.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-144563\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse144563\" aria-controls=\"collapse144563\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How do employees accidentally let ransomware in?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse144563\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14456\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-144563\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Usually by clicking a phishing link, opening a malicious email attachment, or using a reused password that was already compromised in a previous breach. These actions feel routine in the moment, which is exactly why attackers design their lures to look like normal business communication.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-144564\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse144564\" aria-controls=\"collapse144564\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What happens to stolen data after a ransomware attack?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse144564\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14456\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-144564\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>If the ransom is not paid, attackers publish it on dark web leak sites. Even if it is paid, there is no guarantee data will be deleted. 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