1、State of Ransomware 2024:A Year of Surges and ShufingTable of ContentsIntroduction .3Executive Summary.4Ransomware Reckoning:The Surge and Shuffle.5Ransomware Group Dynamics:The Shifting Power.8Case Studies:Operational Disruptions in the Ransomware Echelon.11The Affiliate Chess Game:Ransomwares Recr

2、uitment Rush.13Spotlight:Change Healthcare Incident.15The Alarming Trend of Quick Succession Ransomware Attacks.18Affiliate Dynamics:The Ransomware Crossover.19The Affiliate Marketplace.20Opinion:Dr.Ferhat Dikbiyik.21The Global Ransomware Marketplace:Victim Profiling and Strategic Targeting.22Manufa

3、cturing Sector:A Ransomware Hotspot.26Evaluating the Bounty:Ransomware Targets by Financial Footprint.31Crafting a Corporate Veil:The Dichotomy of Ransomware PR.37Case Study:A Look at Ransomwares Impact on US Essential Industries.38Rethinking Ransomware:From Reaction to Prevention.40Understanding Ra

4、nsomware Susceptibility.43How RSI Helps to Mitigate Ransomware Risk.45Prevention and Minimizing Ransomware Risk.46Mitigating Third-Party Ransomware Risk.47Conclusion.48Methodology .46Black Kite Research&Intelligence Team.50STATE OF RANSOMWARE 2024:A YEAR OF SURGES AND SHUFFLING2Introduction In recen

5、t years,the digital landscape has been marred by a growing and pervasive threat:ransomware attacks.Once considered a sporadic nuisance,these malicious incursions have evolved into sophisticated operations,orchestrated by organized cybercrime syndicates with chilling efficiency.As businesses and indi

6、viduals increasingly rely on interconnected systems and digital infrastructure,the stakes of these attacks have never been higher.In our continued monitoring of ransomware activity by the Black Kite BRITE team,weve uncovered a startling observation:The sophistication of ransomware groups rivals that