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Phishing is a sophisticated cyber attack that lures victims into providing sensitive information like login credentials or passwords to fake websites. The attacker then uses that stolen data to gain access to the victim’s organization. Attackers use psychology to elicit the desired response. They often create a sense of urgency

Ransomware is malware that encrypts data until victims pay a ransom in cryptocurrency. It is a lucrative business for cybercriminals. Originally, ransomware attacks were opportunistic and targeted individual computer users. The first ransomware attack was in 1989, with the AIDS Trojan (also known as PC Cyborg) that infected subscriber lists