New ransomware groups account for a quarter of all leaks

The world of cybercrime and ransomware never stands still, and a new report from WithSecure shows more advertised data leaks in the first nine months of this year than all of 2022. ‘New’ groups accounted for about a quarter of all the leaks, with Akira and 8base being particularly prominent sources. A new analysis of data leaked on sites operated by these multi-point extortion ransomware operators indicates that many new groups have become active in this space during 2023. Out of the 60 multi-point extortion ransomware gangs whose activities WithSecure has tracked during the first nine months of 2023, 29… [Continue Reading]