AI makes ransomware more effective in 65 percent of cases

AI is making ransomware attacks 65% more effective by improving social engineering tactics like phishing, credential harvesting, and Business Email Compromise; attackers now steal data and credentials before deploying encryption, turning ransomware into long-term extortion campaigns.

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