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https://www.infoblox.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Sanction-Risks-for-Faclicitating-Ransomeware-Payments.png293249Ransomware’s Assault on Critical Industries. Ransomware attacks have stepped up and are commanding attention like never before. Unfortunately, this first 15 minutes of fame may be the first of many such periods that we’ll see over the coming years. Ransomware has become the threat actor’s weapon of choice. Ransomware attacks are being more frequently carried out by nation-states and organized crime and causing millions in dollars of reputational damage, recovery expense, extorted ransom payments, loss of revenue, inability to use critical infrastructure, and much more.