Security News > 2023 > December > Ransomware in 2024: Anticipated impact, targets, and landscape shift

As ransomware continues to be on the rise, we can expect groups to continue to evolve their attacks and operate at a larger scale for bigger profits.

As a result, attack surfaces - most prominently in manufacturing, healthcare, and education - doubled and tripled in size, which appealed to ransomware groups.

Until regulated industries can appropriately secure their assets, ransomware groups will continue to target the and carry off confidential information.

Ransomware is a profitable microcosm, and we can expect to see it grow as a startup ecosystem, with more groups acting as unicorns, disruptors, and newcomers.

Government pressure will force some ransomware groups to disband or law enforcement will catch principal bad actors, but affiliates can attack themselves other groups.

Smaller groups will try to deploy ransomware faster than leading groups like LockBit, to demonstrate that they're more powerful and "Technical".

News URL

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/07/2024-ransomware-groups-impact/