Security News > 2023 > February > An Overview of the Global Impact of Ransomware Attacks
Although the nature of the intrusion is still undisclosed, it seems to be part of a wider trend of global ransomware attacks.
On January 10th, the Royal Mail detected a cyber incident affecting delivery and collection across the UK. In even more recent news, the city of Oakland has declared a local state of emergency because of a ransomware attack that forced the city to take all its IT systems offline on February 8th. But what is a ransomware attack, who are the targeted groups, and how can organizations protect themselves?
In 2021 there were 623.3 million ransomware attacks worldwide, an increase of 105% over 2020 figures.
Most of these targeted ransomware attacks have been on the rise since the shift to remote and hybrid work.
The 2023 Ransomware Report by Outpost24 shares the latest trends and developments of the most active ransomware groups.
Protection on the Frontline from Ransomware Attacks.
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