Ransomware Hits Record 7,551 Victims as 61 New Groups Enter the Market

Ransomware hit 7,551 victims over the past year as 61 new groups entered the market, with the US accounting for 49.3% of all observed victims, according to a new Black Kite report. Meanwhile two Scattered Spider leaders received Britain’s harshest cybercrime sentences to date. Here’s what this structural shift in the ransomware landscape means for defenders.

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