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RaaS developers were caught cheating their affiliates, shaking the trust in the RaaS model following several high profile law enforcement actions.
A lower percentage of ransomware victims are paying, as new regulations begin to elicit more and more public disclosure of ransomware incidents.
In Q3 2023 a series of ransomware attacks by similar threat actors created headlines and blurred the lines of attribution.
As ransomware affiliates are paid less frequently, they have adapted their strategies to compensate for the shifting dynamics of cyber extortion.
Ransomware threat actors are moving back up-market in search of lost profits as the cyber extortion economy seeks to halt its contraction.
Only 37% of ransomware victims paid a ransom in Q4, a record low as security and backup continuity investments pay off.
The conviction of a high profile security executive who paid to suppress a data leak has created a new dimension of risk for security executives.
Ransomware actors became more fluid in Q2 2022 as attribution becomes harder, and fewer victims succumb to paying cyber criminals.
During a recent HSGAC hearing, Coveware had the opportunity to provide testimony on how ransomware attacks are impacting US companies, and the importance mandatory reporting.
Less Victims of Ransomware are Paying, even as Cybercriminals Shift from Big Game to Big Shame Hunting
The long term impact of sanctions on Russian unemployment has the potential to increase the volume of future Ransomware attacks.
Ransomware as a service groups are shifting their tactics as enterprises become harder targets, and law enforcement pressure mounts.
As the Ransomware attacks continue, the direction and growth of the RaaS model is following a traditional innovation trajectory.
Ransomware attacks continued to proliferate in Q3 as governments and law enforcement ratchet up the pressure of the cyber extortion economy
Ransomware payment amounts declined in Q2 as several high profile attacks escalated the attention of the US government and law enforcement.
Ransomware Actors Explain in their Own Words How to Become an Expensive Target through security reports written to victims.
Ransomware attacks continued to proliferate in Q1 2021 as several common but unpatched software vulnerabilities created a fresh supply of compromised network access to ransomware affiliates.
See how doxxing victims are distributed across industries, company sizes, and revenue tiers. Find Coveware’s data and analysis on doxxing trends in Q4.
Coveware’s Q4 Ransomware Report finds that fewer companies are paying criminal extortionists that are holding stolen data for ransom.
See the realities of ransomware attacks on small and medium-sized professional service firms and what factors lead to increased vulnerability.
Ransomware attacks in Q3 2020 were marked by a larger reliance on stolen data. During the quarter, Maze sunset their operations while Ryuk restarted their campaign.
Read Coveware’s prepared testimony on defending state and local organizations from ransomware.
During the first quarter of 2020 ransomware threat actors took advantage of the economic and workplace disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. A proliferation of new variants were observed as some regular ransomware types began to fade. Read on!
Ransomware attacks against MSPs increase the blast radius of the attack to every downstream client endpoint. We coordinated a survey with NinjaRMM to determine if MSPs are considering this risk correctly.
During the first quarter of 2020 ransomware threat actors took advantage of the economic and workplace disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. A proliferation of new variants were observed as some regular ransomware types began to fade. Read on!
Coveware has teamed up with Emsisoft to offer free assistance to any frontline healthcare organization hit with ransomware during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ransom demands more than doubled between Q3 and Q4 of 2019, as multiple variants gained broader distribution amongst enterprises large and small.
Ransomware and Data Exfiltration are being combined to further complicate the lives of victims. How will this new development shake out?
The ransomware cyber extortion economy has exploded over the last 2 years. How did we get here so fast?
Several new types of Phantom Incident Scams are trying to extort victims based on old social engineering tricks.
