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Chainalysis: Ransomware Payment Sizes Spike in 2024

2024 is on track to be a record year for ransomware payment sizes - but the good news is overall, ransomware victims are paying ransoms less often.

Ransomware

FBI Disrupts Radar/Dispossessor Ransomware Group

The FBI has disrupted a ransomware operation called Radar/Dispossessor, which has targeted at least 43 companies by leveraging weak passwords with a lack of two-factor authentication.

Ransomware

Basta Ransomware Operator Tactics Undergo ‘Notable Shift’

UNC4393, a top Basta ransomware operator, has switched its initial access vector, showing the ongoing influences in the threat landscape a year after the Qakbot malware takedown.

Ransomware

Ransomware Groups Exploit VMware ESXi Flaw

The VMware ESXi flaw gives threat actors full administrative permissions on domain-joined hypervisors.

Vmware, Ransomware

U.S. Indicts Alleged Member of APT45 for Maui Ransomware Attacks

The Department of Justice has indicted Rim Jong Hyok for allegedly conducting Maui ransomware attacks as part of the APT45 group.

Ransomware, North Korea