“The manufacturing, healthcare, and expertise sectors have been the highest targets of ransomware assaults, whereas the vitality sector skilled a 500% year-over-year spike as essential infrastructure and susceptibility to operational disruptions make it significantly engaging to cybercriminals,” the report mentioned. “The vitality sector skilled a 527.27% year-over-year improve in ransomware assaults, probably as a result of its essential nature and the excessive ransom potential it gives to attackers.”
The report listed essentially the most prolific ransomware teams right now, with the biggest being LockBit (988 recognized assaults), BlackCat (410), 8Base (352), Play (345), Clop (291), BianLian (268), Akira (224), Black Basta (202), Medusa (169), and NoEscape (126).
It additionally famous what it described because the “latest ransomware teams on the scene”: Cloak, RansomHub, and Slug, which all surfaced this yr.
