According to a recent report by Check Point Software, the number of publicly disclosed ransomware incidents increased approximately 60% year over year as of December. In fact, there were nearly 1,000 reported incidents in December alone. This marks a clear increase in the consistency and scale of ransomware growth.
A potential contributor to this increase is the fact that ransomware is becoming more and more of an industrialized business model. Ransomware as a service (RaaS) ecosystems allows
The practice of ransomware actors targeting healthcare organizations continues, as three big organizations in the sector suffered apparent or confirmed attacks. DaVita, a dialysis firm that provides its services at approximately 3,000 outpatient centers worldwide, became aware of a ransomware incident on April 12 that affected and encrypted "certain on-premises systems," according to a dedicated incident response website. The firm is currently responding to the incident and is relying on conti
