Subj : We just saw one of the biggest months of ransomware ever recorded
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Oct 24 2023 16:00:07

We just saw one of the biggest months of ransomware ever recorded

Date:
Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:46:23 +0000

Description:
September was huge, but Cl0p was nowhere to be seen, as other players took 
the lead instead.

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There were 514 ransomware attacks in September 2023 alone, making it a record 
month for this type of cybercrime, new figures from NCC Group have claimed. 

As per the report, not only was it a record-breaker when it came to the 
number of attacks, but also when it comes to the number of attackers. The 
only month that came even remotely close to in 2023 was March, and that month 
counted 459 attacks. Back then, most of the attacks reported came as a result 
of the MOVEit Transfer incident, done by the (apparently) Russian group Cl0p. 

This time around, Cl0p was almost dormant, with three other groups dominating 
the charts: LockBit 3.0 with 79 attacks, LostTrust with 53, and BlackCat with 
47. If you dont know who LostTrust is, you can be excused, as this is a 
relatively new player on the board. In its writeup, BleepingComputer said 
LostTrust might be a rebrand of MetaEncryptor, as the code for both overlaps 
significantly. 4,000 attacks 

Other notable mentions include RansomedVC. Besides the usual threats of data 
leaks, this group also threatens to report the victim to its national data 
protection watchdog, as the breach would effectively mean the victim is in 
violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). RansomedVC 
successfully compromised 44 victims. 

Whats more, every fifth attack in September was done by a new entrant. The 
majority of the attacks took place in North America (50%), followed by Europe 
(30%), and Asia (9%). The attackers were most interested in the industrial 
sector (169 attacks), the consumer industry (94 attacks), and technology 
(52). 

So far this year, there have been a total of almost 3,500 attacks, NCC Group 
says, suggesting that well probably surpass (or at least, get close to) the 
4,000 mark by the end of the year. 

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https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/we-just-saw-one-of-the-biggest-months-o
f-ransomware-ever-recorded


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