Ransomware attacks on the rise
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August 24, 2023 – Published on SC Media
More than 500 ransomware attacks were deployed in July, which was 153% higher than last year and 16% higher than the previous month, according to an NCC Group report, which attributed the significant increase in ransomware attack prevalence to the widespread Cl0p ransomware attack involving the exploitation of the MOVEit vulnerability.
On the other hand, ransomware victims were noted by a GuidePoint Security report to have decreased last month if Cl0p MOVEit hack victims are excluded, although active ransomware operations grew from 28 to 36 between June and July, while a SonicWall report showed a 41% year-over-year decline in ransomware delivery attempts for the first half of 2023.