---
title: "Ransomware Is Too Easy for Criminals; Let’s Make It Harder"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/ransomware-is-too-easy-for-criminals-lets-make-it-harder/"
date: "2021-08-25T07:44:36+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyber Risk"
  - "Cyber Vulnerability"
  - "Cyberattackers"
  - "Cyberattacks"
  - "Cybercrime"
  - "Cybercriminals"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Cyberthreat"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Data Leak"
  - "Data Security"
  - "Data Theft"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Ransomware Attack"
source: "cpomagazine.com"
source_url: "https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/ransomware-is-too-easy-for-criminals-lets-make-it-harder/"
---

# Ransomware Is Too Easy for Criminals; Let’s Make It Harder

August 25, 2021 · Reported by cpomagazine.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2017/ransomware-is-too-easy-for-criminals-lets-make-it-harder.jpg)

> Russian hackers chose July 4th, America’s Independence Day, to launch the largest ransomware attack on record.

[Read the full article at cpomagazine.com](https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/ransomware-is-too-easy-for-criminals-lets-make-it-harder/)

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