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May 17, 2024 – Published on CISO Series

April was an outlier month for ransomware, says GuidePoint Security.

The most recent ransomware report published by GuidePoint Security’s GRIT (GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team) has some interesting observations about the month of April, which it calls an outlier after two years of reporting.

It looks at the exit scam performed by ALPHV/BlackCat, as well as the fall of LockBit, which has allowed the less theatrical Play group to fill some of the void. It also acknowledges some newer kids on the block including RansomHub, Ra Group, Dark Vault, and Inc Ransom, and looks at the increased use of “lower-quality malware, [and] exploitation of historical vulnerabilities for smash and grab data extortion.”

Manufacturing, technology, and healthcare verticals suffered the greatest number of attacks, and the U.S., Canada, and the UK were the most attacked countries in terms of ransomware.

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