The ‘splash screens’ of seventy-six different types of ransomware have been analyzed by a cyber-psychologist from De Montfort University. Commissioned by SentinelOne, the subsequent report ‘Exploring the Psychological Mechanisms used in Ransomware Splash Screens’ (PDF) is designed to reveal how social engineering tactics are used by cyber criminals to manipulate and elicit payments from individuals.

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