Ransomware is an exponentially growing threat. Year upon year, new kinds of ransomware are introduced to the web by cybercriminals. 2016 saw an increase in CryptoLocker variants. 2017 saw the volcanic outbreak of WannaCry, NotPetya, and BadRabbit affecting all parts of the globe. The book talks about various kinds of ransomware and technologies used by ransomware. This book covers case studies of the latest ransomware outbreaks.

This book does not directly jump into ransomware but starts by building an understanding around it. Ransomware is a category of malware. This book talks about all the aspects of ransomware, what technology they use, categories of ransomware, and how ransomware is spread. This helps to build up an understanding of ransomware so that readers can understand how to fight the threat.