The Readable’s subscribers can access a monthly ransomware report by S2W. The report includes specific numbers about ransomware groups and their victims in addition to the numbers of newly opened data leak sites by ransomware groups. By reviewing these numbers, our readers will be able to get an idea of the overall threat landscape of the ransomware ecosystem. Sojun Ryu for The Readable provides reports representing his team’s work regarding threat intelligence.
Takeaways
In February 2023:
- Three new ransomware groups’ leak sites have been discovered.
- A total of 217 companies’ data was uploaded onto leak sites by ransomware groups. Almost half of the data was exposed by the LockBit ransomware group. This is the largest amount of data the group has uploaded on their leak sites in the past six months.
- Companies in the manufacturing industry were targeted the most by ransomware groups. In addition, the legal and finance industries have emerged as two of the most targeted industries, with several companies falling victim to ransomware groups.
Specifics
Newly discovered or changed data leak sites in February 2023
Ransomware groups and activities in February 2023: Percentage of each ransomware group in companies that were uploaded onto data leak sites
Top five countries by number of leak sites their data appeared on
Top five industries by number of leak sites their data appeared on
The next monthly ransomware index report will be published in early April.
