Change of Recovery Disruption Techniques in Ransomware

This report outlines the continued rise of ransomware in 2024, explaining how threat actors achieve initial access and persistency, move laterally to maximize impact, execute file encryption while disabling recovery mechanisms, and employ double-extortion by threatening data leaks; it also highlights enabling factors such as Ransomware-as-a-Service and misuse of legitimate tools that increase scale and accessibility for attackers.