Data Theft Without Encryption: Why “No Ransomware Note” Doesn’t Mean You’re Safe
For years, the ransomware playbook was predictable: attackers broke in, encrypted your files, and left a note demanding payment for the decryption key. If your screens weren’t full of red warning text, you assumed you’d dodged the bullet. That assumption is now dangerously out of date. Threat intelligence from 2026 shows a clear and accelerating shift: attackers are increasingly skipping encryption altogether. They break in, quietly copy your sensitive data, and leave. No locked files,

