Security News > 2022 > December > Ransomware, DDoS see major upsurge led by upstart hacker group

According to NCC Group's Global Threat Intelligence team, November saw a 41% increase in ransomware attacks from 188 incidents to 265.

In its most recent Monthly Threat Pulse, the group reported that the month was the most active for ransomware attacks since April this year.

Recent examples in the services sector include the Play ransomware group's claimed attack of the German H-Hotels chain, resulting in communications outages.

The industrial sector, from consultancies to major manufacturers, accounted for 31% of all ransomware victims in November, per NCC, making it the most favored target for attackers, with 63-83 incidents during November.

All told, there were 3,648 DDoS attacks in November, per the study, with the U.S. the most targeted country with 1,543 attacks, or 42% of all total observed DDoS attacks.

China fell from the second most targeted DDoS victim to the seventh, from 150 events in October to 104, per the study, which reported France and Germany in the top three, going from 136 attacks each in October to 212 and 183 attacks in November, accounting for 6% and 5% respectively.

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