Los ransomware ataque They do not cease to increase, as confirmed in Cybernews. Your team has identified CERCA of 5,300 victims of this type of attacks only in 2024which represents a Increased number of affected By ransomware of and 26%.
To discover the number of victims of ransomware attacks, in Cybernews they examined the information of the Ransomlooker tool, which is responsible for monitoring certain online hidden spaces, such as the Dark Web. In addition to verifying in doing so that there are more victims of ransomware attacks, it has also discovered that the number of bands and groups dedicated to this type of attack has grown in 2024 with respect to the previous year.
Of course, the number of Lockbit victims has fallen remarkably. In 2024 they were approximately half that in 2023: 530. Despite this, the group being one of the most active cybercriminal groups of 2024.
The second place went to Ransomhub despite being still an emerging band. Even so, they managed to attack almost 500 organizations, demonstrating a great capacity for action and scaling. The third most active cybercriminal group in Ransomware in 2024 was The Play, with almost 350 victims of wading the manufacturing and industrial, construction and real estate, and technology sectors.
By the time, ransomware groups in 2024 were more active in autumn and spring, with 1,600 and 1,500 victims respectively, and are considered the most operational of the year. Summer, with 1,088 victims, was the least active period in this type of attack.
By countries, The United States was the country most attacked by world ransomware. Some 1,700 organizations were victims of this type of attack in 2024, a much higher figure than that of the rest. Canada and the United Kingdom, second and third classified in the list of countries with more victims, registered less than tenth each. In this list, India entered 2024, which in the previous three years was not among the countries with the greatest objectives for ransomware attacks, directly in fourth position.
