No, it doesn’t mean they’re forced to spend the holidays together.
A ransomware family is a malware strain made up of similar versions of ransomware. It usually consists of different variants of the same code, which can be released by one hacker or group.
Ransomware families are designed to target specific systems and can spread quickly through email campaigns, malicious links and downloads, or even through vulnerable networks.
Each variant within a ransomware family may have its own unique features, but their core purpose remains the same—to demand payment in exchange for restoring access to locked or encrypted data.