Among the various kinds of digital threats lurking across the internet, ransomware attacks have been dominating cyberspace. According to a report shared by researchers, 80% of the security alerts published between July and September have been about threats from the ransomware family.
Many ransomware operators now have added DDoS attack capability to quickly extort money from the victims while making their presence felt on data leak sites.
- 29% of alerts associated with ransomware dumpsites have been due to the Conti and NetWalker ransomware.
- Sodinokibi ransomware operators have been strengthening their team with members possessing good penetration testing skills.
- While other ransomware increased its activity, DoppelPaymer ransomware’s activity decreased.
- Cybercriminals have been learning from ransomware families which are very evident, given the fact that there are 7 new data leak sites that have been created.
Various sectors including IT, healthcare, government, education, insurance, and transportation have been targeted in recent weeks.
- Recently, about 9 GB of data stolen from Toledo Public Schools was leaked online by Maze Ransomware Operators.
- Several organizations from across the world have revealed being targeted by ransomware attacks. These organizations include IT giant Software AG, insurance firm Ardonagh Group, Health tech firm testing coronavirus treatments eResearchTechnology, City of Shafter, Springfield Public Schools, and a few more.
A growing trend of ransomware has been identified in the report. Hence, our internal experts suggest, providing training around phishing lures and emails, applying security patches, and taking backups of corporate data. Users should also avoid using untrustworthy sources for downloading files or applications.
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