đ Best Ransomware Protection 2023
Ransomware Protection Strategies: Fixing 5 Network Security Weaknesses
· Learn how to protect against ransomware by fixing common network weaknesses. Explore best practices for breach containment, Zero Trust, and real-time prevention.
3 days ago
AVG Internet Security Review - PCMag
· AVG Internet Security defends your devices with powerful antivirus tools and protects against ransomware, but its extra security tools may not be enough to lure away users of the company's free ...
5 days ago
The Best Antivirus Software for 2025 - PCMag Australia
· What's the Best Antivirus for Ransomware Protection and Firewall? Firewalls and spam filtering aren't common antivirus features, but some of our top picks include them as bonuses.
4 days ago
Outsmarting CryptoLocker: An Exhaustive Guide to Ransomware Protection ...
· This comprehensive guide will equip you to defend against the notoriously vicious CryptoLocker ransomware. Beyond exploring how this malware works on a technical level, youâll learn concrete best practices to prevent infection plus an action plan to minimize damage if your organization gets hit. Hereâs what weâll cover:
Apr 14, 2025
The Best Ransomware Protection for 2025 - PCMag Australia
· Ransomware attacks turn important files into encrypted gibberish; paying to get them back may seem like your only option. The best ransomware protection we've tested can prevent those attacks from ...
4 days ago
Best malware removal of 2025: ranked and rated - TechRadar
· We've tested all the best malware removal software to help you remove viruses, trojans, and ransomware, as well as protect your computer from infections.
Apr 14, 2025
Best firewall software of 2025: reviewed and rated - TechRadar
· Explore the best free and paid firewall software options to stay protected online in 2025.
Apr 14, 2025
Ransomware and NetApp's protection portfolio
· NetApp's ransomware protection can help you identify, detect early, prevent spread, and recover as quickly as possible from a ransomware attack.
4 days ago
Top Ransomware Groups 2024
Top 10 Ransomware Groups of 2024: The Yearâs Most Active Cyber Threats
· A: The top 10 ransomware groups in 2024, based on reported activity, included RansomHub, Play, Akira, Hunters International, Medusa, Qilin, BlackBasta, BianLian, INC Ransom, and BlackSuit. LockBit 3.0 also deserves mention due to its continued impact despite law enforcement efforts.
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Power Rankings: Ransomware Malicious Quartile Q1-2025
· Sarcoma Performance. RaaS Platform: Sarcoma ransomware, a rapidly emerging RaaS group first identified in October 2024, has quickly risen to prominence in the global cybercrime landscape. Despite its recent debut, the group is already known for aggressive attacks, significant data breaches, and a strategic focus on disrupting supply chains.
5 days ago
Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware
· Summary of 2024 Ransomware Trends. Find out the top tactics, techniques and procedures that ransomware operators used last year. 2024YiR Ransomware.pdf. 829 KB ... From Talos' 2024 Year in Review, here are some findings from the top targeted network device vulnerabilities. We also explore how threat actors are moving away from time sensitive ...
6 days ago
Ransomware trends, statistics and facts in 2025 - TechTarget
· Ransomware statistics. The statistics listed below provide insight into the breadth and growing scale of ransomware threats: According to Verizon's "2024 Data Breach Investigations Report," released in May 2024, ransomware and data extortion accounted for 32% of reported attacks. No industry is immune to ransomware, with 92% of them identifying ransomware as a top threat.
6 days ago
First Quarter Sees Record-Breaking Number of Ransomware Attacks
· The most prominent ransomware group behind the attacks was RansomHub. â RansomHub emerged in early 2024 and rapidly became the most prolific RaaS group, replacing two of the previously most active groups â LockBit and Alphv /Blackcat,â Steve Alder reported for The HIPAA Journal. However, Alder noted, âRansomHubâs dominance could well be coming to an end.
5 days ago
8 types of ransomware, plus examples of attacks - TechTarget
· The RansomHub RaaS, first identified in February 2024, became notorious for outpacing LockBit as one of the top ransomware groups of 2024. It reportedly includes members from BlackCat. Using double extortion tactics, affiliate recruitment and IABs, the group has amassed more than 210 victims across various industries.
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Apr 14, 2025
Year in Review special part 2: The biggest ransomware trends
· Azim Khodjibaev and Lexi DiScola join Hazel to discuss some of the most prolific ransomware groups (and why LockBit may end this year very differently to how they ended 2024). They also discuss the dominant techniques of ransomware actors, where low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences.For the full analysis, download Talos' 2024 Year in Review at https://blog.talosintelligence.com ...
Apr 14, 2025
Threat Spotlight: Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q1 2025
· Manufacturing and PSTS entities have long been top ransomware targets, and Q1 2025 was no exception. However, the real shake-up came in the retail trade sector , with Clopâs campaign accounting for 46% of retail trade organizations named on data-leak sites and pushing the sector from sixth to fourth place compared to Q4 2024.
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Top Ransomware Attacks 2023
Ransomware trends, statistics and facts in 2025 - TechTarget
· The most noteworthy ransomware incident in 2023 was the barrage of organizations that fell victim to the Moveit Transfer attacks from the Clop ransomware group. The Progress Software managed file transfer product flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3462, was publicly detailed on May 31, 2023. ... Top ransomware attack vectors and how to avoid them. The ...
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Recent ransomware attacks visualized on US map - Comparitech
· From April 1, 2023, we have also logged unconfirmed ransomware attacks posted on hackersâ websites. In these cases, we omit the company name until we can confirm the attack. For a full list of sources, please request access here. Data researchers: Charlotte Bond, Rebecca Moody
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Power Rankings: Ransomware Malicious Quartile Q1-2025
· Akira Performance. RaaS Platform: The combination of technical advancement and attack volume has put Akira at the top of the ransomware threat actor rankings. Akira emerged in March 2023, and although suspected to be linked to the defunct Conti gangâespecially after Conti's code leak in 2022âno definitive connection has been confirmed.
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2025 IBM X-Force Threat Index: UK Remains Most-Attacked Country in ...
· While Europe was the most targeted in 2023, it is now in third place, accounting for 23% of all attacks. The most impacted countries in Europe included the UK (25%), Germany (18%) and Austria (14%). Manufacturing felt the brunt of ransomware attacks. For the fourth consecutive year, manufacturing was the most attacked industry.
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The Sophos Annual Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street 2025
· Top ransomware threats. LockBit, sort of; Akira and Fog; ... CVE-2023-4966: Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway buffer overflow vulnerability: 2.78%: 2023-10-10: CVE-2023-27532: ... Figure 6: Remote ransomware attacks from 2022 to 2024 by quarter . Social engineering via Teams vishing.
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Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware
· This week, our Year in Review spotlight is on ransomwareâwhere low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences.. Ransomware operators often prioritized stealth over complexity for initial access. They also focused on slipping past defenses with minimal noiseâuninstalling security tools, creating new firewall rules for remote access, and using common, freely available tools.
6 days ago
Manufacturers Are Now Top Ransomware TargetsâAre You Ready?
· The findings are based on dual reports from Dragos and IBM X-Force. While Dragos identified ransomware as the leading cause of industrial cybersecurity incidents in 2023, IBMâs data highlights that manufacturing topped all other sectors for the third year in a row in terms of ransomware attacks.
4 days ago
Cyber threats surge: FakeUpdates & RansomHub - ET CISO
· Cybercriminals amplify attacks using FakeUpdates and RansomHub as key tools, with education sector remains the top target. ... Top Ransomware Groups ... Akira Ransomware, first reported in the beginning of 2023, targets both Windows and Linux systems. It uses symmetric encryption with CryptGenRandom() and Chacha 2008 for file encryption and is ...
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Ransomware Extension List 2023
Releases · dannyroemhild/ransomware-fileext-list - GitHub
· Information: It seems over the last weeks more and more ransomware variants emerge, that append random strings or letter / number combinations as extensions, which can not be covered with this solution.
Apr 14, 2025
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog - CISA
· For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defendersâand to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activityâCISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. Organizations should use the KEV catalog as an input to their vulnerability management prioritization framework.How to use the KEV ...
4 days ago
LockBit Ransomware Malware Analysis, Overview by ANY.RUN
· LockBit ransomware operates by encrypting files on infiltrated systems and demanding ransom for data retrieval. ... was released in mid-2021. The next substantial upgrade occurred in June 2023. This version, referred to as LockBit 3.0 or LockBit Black, introduced the ability to accept additional parameters for specific operations in lateral ...
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Fog Ransomware Analysis, Overview by ANY.RUN
· Collect Threat Intelligence on Fog Ransomware. Gather Fogâs artifacts, IOCs, and TTPs to arm your defenses with fresh data backed by a community of security experts. You can get a list of sandbox reports featuring the most recent analyses of Fog samples. TI Lookup from ANY.RUN supports over 40 search parameters, including IPs, domains, and ...
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REvil Ransomware Analysis, Overview by ANY.RUN
· The added extension is the same as an ID which is unique and made by combining the hash of the value given by CPUID instruction and the volume serial number. ... Akira Ransomware emerged in March 2023 and compromised over 250 organizations by January 2024 with approximately $42 million in ransom payments. It employs double extortion tactics ...
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Ransom-DB - Live Ransomware Updates
· Ransomware Group; 1: Mrc de maskinongé - district: MRC de Maskinongé - district is a regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada, uniting 17 municipalities over an area of more than 2,600 square kilometers. The district office is located at 760 Saint Laurent Blvd E, Louiseville, Quebec, J5V 1H9. The organization is responsible for regional ...
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Cybersecurity Threat Research Feed â Latest Intelligence Updates
· It encrypts files with .vanhelsing and .vanlocker extensions using a combination of Curve25519, AES, and Salsa20/ChaCha encryption algorithms, with XOR encoding for obfuscation. The ransomware drops a malicious executable named locker.exe and creates a mutex (Global\VanHelsing) to ensure only one instance runs at a time.
Apr 14, 2025
Compromised domain lists. Malware and ransom compromised domains.
· list details We built our compromised domains/IPs lists using different trusted data sources. Some of them are: abuse.ch, isc.sans.edu, malwaredomains.com, networksec.org This list is distributed free of charge. Feel free to submit a known-good domain to the suspicious domains whitelist. Your submission will be reviewed and approved for release.
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List Of Ransomware Attacks 2023
Recent ransomware attacks visualized on US map - Comparitech
· From April 1, 2023, we have also logged unconfirmed ransomware attacks posted on hackersâ websites. In these cases, we omit the company name until we can confirm the attack. For a full list of sources, please request access here. Data researchers: Charlotte Bond, Rebecca Moody
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Ransomware trends, statistics and facts in 2025 - TechTarget
· Moveit ransomware attacks. The most noteworthy ransomware incident in 2023 was the barrage of organizations that fell victim to the Moveit Transfer attacks from the Clop ransomware group. The Progress Software managed file transfer product flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3462, was publicly detailed on May 31, 2023.
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Ransom-DB - Live Ransomware Updates
· Ransomware Group; 1: Mrc de maskinongé - district: MRC de Maskinongé - district is a regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada, uniting 17 municipalities over an area of more than 2,600 square kilometers. The district office is located at 760 Saint Laurent Blvd E, Louiseville, Quebec, J5V 1H9. The organization is responsible for regional ...
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Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog - CISA
· For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defendersâand to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activityâCISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. Organizations should use the KEV catalog as an input to their vulnerability management prioritization framework.How to use the KEV ...
4 days ago
8 types of ransomware, plus examples of attacks - TechTarget
· Unlike many of today's ransomware attacks, GPCode's authors focused on volume rather than individual payouts, sending an exorbitant number of malicious emails and demanding $20 to $70 ransoms. ... by November 2022, Hive had 1,300 victim organizations and received around $100 million in ransom payments. In January 2023, the U.S. Department of ...
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Apr 14, 2025
2025 IBM X-Force Threat Index: UK Remains Most-Attacked Country in ...
· While Europe was the most targeted in 2023, it is now in third place, accounting for 23% of all attacks. The most impacted countries in Europe included the UK (25%), Germany (18%) and Austria (14%). Manufacturing felt the brunt of ransomware attacks. For the fourth consecutive year, manufacturing was the most attacked industry.
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The history and evolution of ransomware attacks - TechTarget
· Read up on the history and evolution of ransomware attacks, from floppy disks and phishing emails to cryptocurrencies, RaaS and double extortion attacks. ... While active since 2021, Medusa made headlines in 2023 for incorporating the use of initial access brokers. IABs are nefarious actors who sell access to networks and help improve the speed ...
3 days ago
Cybersecurity Threat Research Feed â Latest Intelligence Updates
· Researchers at Esentire have uncovered a ransomware attack on retail company. This attack is linked to Hunters International that emerged in 2023. ... These chat logs covering communication from September 2023 to September 2024 which reveal the details of group operations including the use of a brute-forcing framework called BRUTED. This tool ...
Apr 14, 2025
Most Recent Ransomware Attacks 2023
Ransomware trends, statistics and facts in 2025 - TechTarget
· Recent ransomware attacks. In recent years, many ransomware attacks have affected organizations and their customers. The following are some of the notable attacks. ... The most noteworthy ransomware incident in 2023 was the barrage of organizations that fell victim to the Moveit Transfer attacks from the Clop ransomware group. The Progress ...
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Recent ransomware attacks visualized on US map - Comparitech
· From April 1, 2023, we have also logged unconfirmed ransomware attacks posted on hackersâ websites. In these cases, we omit the company name until we can confirm the attack. For a full list of sources, please request access here. Data researchers: Charlotte Bond, Rebecca Moody
3 days ago
Cybercrime & Cybersecurity Statistics US & UK | NinjaOne
· One of the most recent, largest-scale data breaches in the US was that of the State of Maine, who suffered a data breach in May 2023 that led to the loss of over a million citizensâ data. The US healthcare sector has also been affected by many instances of cybercrime, with 46 individual ransomware attacks in 2023 (CNN).
3 days ago
2025 IBM X-Force Threat Index: UK Remains Most-Attacked Country in ...
· While Europe was the most targeted in 2023, it is now in third place, accounting for 23% of all attacks. The most impacted countries in Europe included the UK (25%), Germany (18%) and Austria (14%). Manufacturing felt the brunt of ransomware attacks. For the fourth consecutive year, manufacturing was the most attacked industry.
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AWS keys leaking, hackers abuse native-encryption | Cybernews
· A massive database of over 1,200 unique Amazon Web Services (AWS) access keys has been amassed and exploited in a ransomware campaign. Administrators of exposed AWS S3 buckets are finding their files encrypted except for a ransom note demanding payment in bitcoin. Security researchers discovered a ...
5 days ago
Qilin/Agenda Ransomware: The Credential Stealers
· Most Recent Qilin Ransomware Attacks: West Haven, CT cyberattack (Jan 15, 2025): Crippled city IT systems, data breach investigation. ... 2023): Stolen audio-visual recordings of court hearings. Since January 2024, Qilin has claimed responsibility for over 60 ransomware attacks.
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Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware
· This week, our Year in Review spotlight is on ransomwareâwhere low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences.. Ransomware operators often prioritized stealth over complexity for initial access. They also focused on slipping past defenses with minimal noiseâuninstalling security tools, creating new firewall rules for remote access, and using common, freely available tools.
6 days ago
Home Office Consultation: Ransomware proposals
· LGA research into four supply chain incidents 1 in 2023 identified a number of challenges that exacerbated challenges when dealing with a cyber-attack in council supply chains. Firstly, it was identified that there was a lack of regulatory certainty on responsibility and legal power in incidences of a supplier attack.
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