Security News > 2022 > February > Ransomware’s savage reign continues as attacks increase 105%
SonicWall released a report which details a sustained meteoric rise in ransomware with 623.3 million attacks globally.
Researchers diligently tracked the dramatic rise in ransomware, recording an astounding 318.6 million more ransomware attacks than 2020, a 105% increase.
High-profile ransomware attacks impacted businesses, state and federal governments, schools, hospitals and even individuals.
"Ransomware, cryptojacking, vulnerably exploitation, phishing and other attacks continue to plague organizations around the world and overwhelm security teams. It's important to understand the breakdown of these attacks and why they continue to be successful, as well as the drivers and trends behind them."
In August, the number of encrypted attacks broke the 1 million mark for the first time, then continued to rise, reaching nearly 2.5 million by year's end.
Cryptojacking continued to surge last year, rising 19% globally to 97.1 million, which is the most attacks that SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers have ever recorded in a single year.
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