It's always recommended that ransomware victims don't give in to ransom demands - and this real-life case demonstrates why. A victim of a ransomware attack paid to restore access to their network – but the cyber criminals didn't hold up their end of the deal. The real-life incident, as detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Barracuda Networks, took place in August 2021, when hackers from BlackMatter ransomware group used a phishing email to compromise the account of a single victim at an undisclosed company.
