# The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is

DevFeed: [The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-calm-before-the-ransom-what-you-see-is-not-all-there-is-8397.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/ransomware/calm-ransom-what-you-see-is-not-all-there-is/>)

Author: Tomáš Foltýn

Published: 2026-04-24T09:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>)

Tags: [breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/breach.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ransomware.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that long periods without visible security failures can breed complacency. It warns that compliance and baseline controls may coexist with exposure to current threats.

## Source excerpt

A breach claims the systems as well as the confidence that was, in retrospect, a major vulnerability