#Jack stamos ransomwhere full

#Jack stamos ransomwhere full

Without such data, we can't know the full impact of ransomware and whether taking certain actions changes the picture.'Ĭable hopes the website will call attention to the size of the ransomware problem. The researcher added: 'Today, there's no comprehensive public data on the total number of ransomware payments. 'And it's crowdsourced, so anyone can submit reports of ransomware they've been infected with or otherwise observed. It's public, so anyone can view and download the data,' Cable wrote on Twitter.

'Ransomwhere aims to fill that gap by tracking bitcoin transactions associated with ransomware groups. Independent EffortĬable says he created Ransomwhere on his own it's not connected with his employer, Krebs Stamos Group. The numbers loaded so far represent a preliminary sampling of ransoms paid, based on information gathered from victims and cybersecurity pros and tracked in publicly viewable bitcoin transactions, Cable says. As of Monday, it listed more than $60 million in ransoms paid in 2,500 incidents dating back to 2015. Jack Cable, a security architect at the Krebs Stamos Group, announced the site Thursday. See Also: Benefits of Automated XDR Platforms The new Ransomwhere site attempts to compare ransoms gained by various ransomware gangs.Ī white-hat hacker has created a crowdsourced website, Ransomwhere, dedicated to tracking payments made to ransomware gangs to help create a better understanding of the cybercriminal ecosystem.