Ransomware attacks slowing as 2022 wears on
July 21, 2022 – Published on CSO Online
Total ransomware attacks for the second quarter of 2022 totaled 574, representing a 34% slowdown compared to the first quarter of the year, according to a report released Thursday by GuidePoint Research.
The most impacted industries were manufacturing and construction, GuidePoint’s report said, accounting for 18.3% of all claimed attacks during the quarter. The tech sector was also heavily targeted, as were government agencies. The US was the most-attacked country, according to the report, representing nearly a quarter of all global ransomware victims.
The most active ransomware group in the second quarter was Lockbit, a ransomware-as-a-service operation that offers its software to affiliates who actually compromise the target’s systems and share any profits. Lockbit has made several technical advances of late, according to CSO Online, including the introduction of its own data theft toolkit and the ability to more speedily deploy their ransomware after a target network is compromised.
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