The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently held a panel called “Feds Fighting Ransomware: How the FBI Investigates and How You Can Help” at the RSA Conference 2020. It was revealed how much cybersecurity victims had to pay in ransom over the last six years. During the panel, FBI agent Joel DeCapua highlighted just how lucrative the ransomware business can be. According to DeCapua, criminals have raked in over a staggering US$144 million [AU$219 million] in Bitcoin between October 1, 2013, and November 7, 2019. What is interesting is that the said amount is what was paid by the victims exclusively in ... (full story)