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Breaches & RansomwareEmerging1 sourceAug 9, 2026 · 12:30via Malware.news

Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager

Brief

Carly Page reports: Turns out the fastest way to get a company to consider paying a ransom isn’t calling the CEO – it’s targeting the 46-year-old IT manager. That’s according to Zscaler, whose ThreatLabz researchers tracked 351 victims across 334 organizations caught up in a single ransomware campaign over the course of a month. The data…

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databreaches.net/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-…

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