Ransom Monetization Rates Fall to Record Low Despite Jump In Average Ransom Payments
As ransomware affiliates are paid less frequently, they have adapted their strategies to compensate for the shifting dynamics of cyber extortion ...
Big Game Hunting is back despite decreasing Ransom Payment Amounts
Ransomware threat actors are moving back up-market in search of lost profits as the cyber extortion economy seeks to halt its contraction. ...
Improved Security and Backups Result in Record Low Number of Ransomware Payments
Only 37% of ransomware victims paid a ransom in Q4, a record low as security and backup continuity investments pay off ...
Uber Verdict Raises New Risks for Ransom Payments
The conviction of a high profile security executive who paid to suppress a data leak has created a new dimension of risk for security executives ...
Fewer Ransomware Victims Pay, as Median Ransom Falls in Q2 2022
Ransomware actors became more fluid in Q2 2022 as attribution becomes harder, and fewer victims succumb to paying cyber criminals ...
HSGAC Hearing Recap: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments Enabled by Cryptocurrency
During a recent HSGAC hearing, Coveware had the opportunity to provide testimony on how ransomware attacks are impacting US companies, and the importance mandatory reporting ...
Ransomware Threat Actors Pivot from Big Game to Big Shame Hunting
Less Victims of Ransomware are Paying, even as Cybercriminals Shift from Big Game to Big Shame Hunting ...
How the Russian/Ukraine war may lead to an explosion in Ransomware attacks
The long term impact of sanctions on Russian unemployment has the potential to increase the volume of future Ransomware attacks ...
Law enforcement pressure forces ransomware groups to refine tactics in Q4 2021
Ransomware as a service groups are shifting their tactics as enterprises become harder targets, and law enforcement pressure mounts ...
Ransomware as a Service Innovation Curve
As the Ransomware attacks continue, the direction and growth of the RaaS model is following a traditional innovation trajectory ...