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Data Kidnapping: Because File Encryption Is So 2020 | A Brand Story with Brett Stone-Gross, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Zscaler | A Black Hat USA 2025 Conference On Location Brand Story

Ransomware groups are increasingly abandoning file encryption in favor of high-value data theft, using extortion to extract massive payouts while avoiding the spotlight. This conversation reveals who they target, how they operate, and what organizations can do to shut down their most exploitable weaknesses.