How security experts unravel ransomware

Hackers use ransomware to go after every industry, charging as much money as they can to return access to a victim's files. It's a lucrative business to be in. In the first six months of 2023, ransomware gangs bilked $449 million from their targets , even though most governments advise against paying ransoms . Increasingly, security professionals are coming together with law enforcement to provide free decryption tools -- freeing locked files and eliminating the temptation for victims to pony up...