Security News > 2021 > August > Podcast: Ransomware Up x10: Disrupting Cybercrime Suppy Chains an Opportunity

Year-over-year, ransomware spiked more than tenfold in the first half of 2021, researchers report.

According to Fortinet's latest semiannual FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report, released on Monday, the telecommunications sector was the most heavily targeted, followed by government, managed security service providers, automotive, and manufacturing sectors.

A key takeaway: Ransomware "Remains a clear and present danger for all organizations regardless of industry or size," according to the report.

The tenfold increase in ransomware included attacks that crippled the supply chains of multiple organizations, including sectors of critical importance.

Organizations in the telecommunications sector were the most heavily targeted, followed by government, managed security service providers, automotive, and manufacturing sectors.

Manky visited the Threatpost podcast recently to discuss the growth of ransomware and malvertising, botnet trends, how disrupting cybercrime has dented threat volumes, and the defensive evasion and privilege escalation techniques favored by cybercriminals.

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https://threatpost.com/podcast-ransomware-up-tenfold-telecoms/168913/