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What do ransomware and Jesus have in common? A birth month and an unwillingness to die

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-12-24

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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This article commemorates the 35th anniversary of the AIDS trojan and reviews ransomware evolution and major 2024 events, highlighting early ransomware history (AIDS trojan, Gpcode), high-impact attacks against healthcare and major organizations, prominent criminal groups (ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Qilin, INC Ransom), law-enforcement disruptions and arrests, and the continuing challenges of defending against the ransomware business model.

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