> What mystifies me about ransomware attacks is how many targets don't notice that vast quantities of data are being systematically exfiltrated. What is your u

> What mystifies me about ransomware attacks is how many targets don't notice that vast quantities of data are being systematically exfiltrated. What is your understanding of ransomware? The point isn't to exfiltrate every byte of data, it's to encrypt it in-place (sabotage, not theft). Is some data exfiltrated in some cases? Sure. I'd argue those are espionage cases masquerading as ransomware, and your question holds. But by design ransomware is supposed to fly under the radar.