Note: this Recorded Future Ransomware Tracker is updated on the second Sunday of each month to stay current. The number of victims posted on ransomware extortion sites increased in May, with ransomware gangs publicly claiming more than 400 attacks in a month for the second time this year.
The uptick was fueled in large part by the Russia-linked LockBit ransomware group, which posted 74 victims to its extortion site in May. The group has become far and away the most active ransomware gang, wit