According to the latest edition of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), ransomware attacks have increased by 13% in the last 12 months, indicating a further increase over the past five years.
The 2022 edition of the DBIR, published today (May 24), contains an analysis of nearly 24,000 security incidents, including 5,212 data breaches.
According to a Verizon study, ransomware attacks continue to increase their cybercrime market share because they provide effective ways for hackers to hack into private information and make money.
Nearly four out of five of the violations embodied in the report are attributed to organized crime. Meanwhile, rising geopolitical tensions, such as the war in Ukraine, are leading to nation-state-affiliated cyber-attacks.
Looking at another metric, a Verizon study found that more than 60% of system intrusion incidents were caused by a company partner – a so-called ‘third-party data breach’.
At a recent CyberUke conference, senior NSA adviser Rob Jais said banking sanctions imposed in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine could prevent Russian cybercriminals from buying or renting Internet infrastructure, as well as making cash purchases. Revenue from ransomware scams.
Other experts have disputed the program or at least refused to confirm. Recent ransomware-centric indictments have focused on Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova. Some experts suspect that providing a large number of criminals for ransomware scams in the area may have led to a halt to operations and a location other than the shot-up shop.
Ransomware groups – law enforcement agencies and advance access brokers, cryptographers, and bulletproof hosting providers – may shift from ‘big game haunting’ to smaller targets, a UK National Crime Agency spokesman told a panel session. ransomware.
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