At the RSA Conference in 2020, Joel DeCapua, a supervisory special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), revealed that ransomware groups had collectively earned over $144 million from 2013 through 2019, which was considered a staggering number at the time. However, in 2020 alone, ransomware groups reportedly earned $692 million from their collective
This report investigates the trend, pioneered by the Maze ransomware group, of double extortion. In particular, we examine the contents of initial data disclosures intended to coerce victims to pay ransoms. Rapid7 analysts investigated 161 separate data disclosures between April 2020 and February 2022 and identified a number of trends in the data. FINDINGS Among
If it feels like ransomware is always in the news, it isn’t just media bias: the Zscaler ThreatLabz research team has found that ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022 compared to the previous year, setting new records for both the volume of attacks and the cost of damages.
Findings from an independent, vendor-agnostic survey of 5,600 IT professionals in mid-sized organizations, including 381 healthcare respondents, across 31 countries. Introduction Sophos’ annual study of the real-world ransomware experiences of IT professionals in healthcare working at the frontline has revealed an ever more challenging attack environment. Together with the growing financial and operational burden ransomware
Welcome to the T1 2022 issue of the ESET Threat Report! After more than two years of shielding from a global pandemic, we get a reward: war! Several conflicts are raging in different parts of the world, but for us, this one is different. Right across Slovakia’s eastern borders, where ESET has its HQ and
Two years on, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dramatically impact IT teams worldwide. The 2022 Thales Global Data Threat Report looked at many aspects of those impacts, with insights found from topics such as ransomware, zero-trust security strategies and cloud data security trends. This report covers respondents based in the APAC region, which we define
The Ransomware Index Update Q1 2022 documents our continued investigation of ransomware groups and their weaponry of choice. In this index update, we highlight key index numbers that have changed since we published the Ransomware Spotlight Report 2022 in January 2022. In this report, we provide a look into the current ransomware ecosystem, along with
In Q1 2022, Kroll observed a 54% increase in phishing attacks being used for initial access in comparison with Q4 2021. Email compromise and ransomware were the two most common threat incident types, highlighting the integral part played by end users in the intrusion lifecycle. Kroll continues to observe widely-publicized vulnerabilities such as ProxyShell and
Q1 2022 Threat Landscape: Threat Actors Target Email for Access and Extortion Read More »
In January 2022 an independent research firm surveyed over 1,000 unbiased IT leaders about the impact that ransomware had on their environments, as well as what their IT strategies and data protection initiatives are moving forward. Respondents came from organizations of all sizes from over 16 different countries across APJ, EMEA and the Americas. All
Welcome to MinterEllison’s seventh annual Perspectives on Cyber Risk report. In light of recent global events, a concerted focus on cyber risk and cyber resilience is more pressing than ever for Australian organisations. With the COVID-19 pandemic now entering its third year, and countries and communities adjusting to the ‘new normal’ of hybrid work, education
