Countries Attacked Spike, Industry Specific Shifts, Victims Double: GuidePoint Security

GuidePoint Security has published its monthly GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team’s (GRIT) Ransomware Report, which found that compared to January, February 2023 showed a heavy increase in ransomware activity in reported victims and the countries affected.

Key Findings Include:

  • The most notable change was the increase in victim count by Lockbit which more than doubled. 
  • The data also revealed some shifts in the industries targeted by ransomware groups, with significant increases seen across the Food and Beverage, Banking and Finance, and Engineering industry. 
  • Ransomware groups targeted victims in nearly 50 countries in February, a steep increase from those attacked in January.

You can read the report here.

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