Threat Trend Report on Region-Specific Ransomware

1. Background

Currently, ransomware creators include individuals, cyber criminal gangs and state-supported groups. Out of these individuals and groups, cyber criminal gangs are the most proactive in ransomware development, while individuals and state-supported groups are less so. Privately developed ransomware is most often for research purposes with the intention of destroying data. Some state-sponsored threat groups also develop ransomware. The purpose of these cases is not for financial gain either but for data destruction, and Wipers, which do not allow recovery, …

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