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Ransomware Moves up the Org Chart: Managers Are Prime Targets

lowzscaler_threatlabzPublished 2026-08-06

When a ransomware attack makes headlines, attention usually turns to the organization that was breached, the systems encrypted, data stolen, and disruption or ransom demand that followed. Less, if anything, is revealed about the employees compromised at the start of the attack, and what makes those individuals valuable targets.New Zscaler ThreatLabz research examines this early stage of a real-wor

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Original source: https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/ransomware-moves-org-chart-managers-are-prime-targets