Ransomware review: March 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, “known attacks” are those where the victim did not pay a ransom. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

In February, there were 376 ransomware victims, marking an unusually active month for the historically subdued time period. But February didn’t just …

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