Speaker: Hagen Milatz

Ransomware attacks are evolving. As organizations continue to strengthen their defenses against traditional encryption-based attacks, threat actors are adapting their strategies as well. As a result, full-scale encryption and operational shutdowns are no longer the only means of pressuring victims into paying.

Recent incident response engagements and threat intelligence reports reveal a clear shift toward more efficient and profitable attack models. Rather than investing time and effort in encrypting entire environments, attackers increasingly focus on data theft, extortion, identity abuse, and other pressure tactics that can deliver significant leverage with lower operational complexity.

In this session, Hagen Milatz explores how r ...