Security News > 2021 > September > The Top Ransomware Threats Aren’t Who You Think

Move over REvil, Ragnar Locker, BlackMatter, Conti et al: Three lesser-known gangs account for the vast majority of ransomware attacks in the U.S. and globally.

While there seem to be legions of ransomware gangs, it turns out that just a handful of ransomware-as-a-service actors dominate the entire ecosystem of encryption-attack threats.

Just three ransomware families, none of them household names, make up 64 percent of all threats detected, according to telemetry data collected by Bitdefender during August: WannaCryptor, Stop/DJVU and Phobos.

The rank of industries most targeted by ransomware is dominated by telecommunications companies, with 51 percent of ransomware threats detected.

Tech companies were only targeted by 7 percent of ransomware threats, the report showed.

While detection isn't the same as an infection, the results show the ransomware game continues to be dominated by handful of RaaS groups launching mass attacks on unsuspecting users and organizations.

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https://threatpost.com/the-top-ransomware-threats-arent-who-you-think/175164/