The Readable’s subscribers can access a monthly ransomware report by S2W. The report includes specific statistics 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. Jiho Kim, a researcher at S2W, provides reports representing her team’s work regarding threat intelligence.
Takeaways
In April 2023:
- Six new ransomware groups’ leak sites have been discovered. This is the largest amount in the past five months.
- A total number of 340 companies had their data uploaded onto leak sites by ransomware groups. LockBit turned out to be the most active ransomware group, uploading 105 companies’ data onto their leak sites.
- Companies in the United States were targeted the most by ransomware groups, making up 52.8% of the total.
Specifics
Newly discovered or changed data leak sites in April 2023
Ransomware groups and activities in April 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 June.
