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Aug 10, 2026 · Information Security
Ransomware Shifts Focus from CEOs to Mid‑Level IT Managers: New Threat Insights
A Zscaler ThreatLabz study of 334 organizations and 351 victims reveals ransomware gangs abandoning CEOs for mid‑level IT managers, exploiting business privileges, with attack attempts up 146%, extortion cases up 70% and stolen data up 92%, prompting revised blue‑team defenses.
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