Will Law Enforcement success against ransomware continue in 2025?
2024 was a banner year for Law enforcement agency actions against ransomware and cybercrime groups. Will the new administration ensure this momentum continues? ... Read More
Misleading Metrics: Unraveling Ransom Payment Statistics in Australia
A recent Australian Financial Review (AFR) article contained statistics about ransomware payment trends that require some deeper inspection ... Read More
Law enforcement doxxing raises risk profile for threat actors
In Q3 2024 Law enforcement actions disrupted infrastructure and publicized the identity of several prolific ransomware threat actors ... Read More
Ransomware actors pivot away from major brands in Q2 2024
Unaffiliated ‘lone wolf’ threat actors carry out a greater share of attacks as they attempt to obfuscate their identity in Q2 2024 ... Read More
RaaS devs hurt their credibility by cheating affiliates in Q1 2024
RaaS developers were caught cheating their affiliates, shaking the trust in the RaaS model following several high profile law enforcement actions ... Read More
New Ransomware Reporting Requirements Kick in as Victims Increasingly Avoid Paying
A lower percentage of ransomware victims are paying, as new regulations begin to elicit more and more public disclosure of ransomware incidents ... Read More
Scattered Ransomware Attribution Blurs Focus on IR Fundamentals
In Q3 2023 a series of ransomware attacks by similar threat actors created headlines and blurred the lines of attribution ... Read More
Ransom Monetization Rates Fall to Record Low Despite Jump In Average Ransom Payments
As ransomware affiliates are paid less frequently, they have adapted their strategies to compensate for the shifting dynamics of cyber extortion ... Read More
Big Game Hunting is back despite decreasing Ransom Payment Amounts
Ransomware threat actors are moving back up-market in search of lost profits as the cyber extortion economy seeks to halt its contraction. ... Read More
Improved Security and Backups Result in Record Low Number of Ransomware Payments
Only 37% of ransomware victims paid a ransom in Q4, a record low as security and backup continuity investments pay off ... Read More
