From Fileless Attacks to Identity Abuse: The Hard Truth About Ransomware in 2026 

This post summarizes Morphisec’s Ransomware Reality Check 2026, highlighting surging ransom demands, widespread identity misuse, frequent backup compromise, and the rise of fileless/in-memory and supply‑chain techniques alongside data-theft–driven extortion. It argues detection-only approaches are insufficient and advocates a prevention-first model—such as Automated Moving Target Defense—while advising leaders to harden identity, segregate and test backups, expand visibility to dev/cloud/file shares, and regularly simulate modern ransomware attack paths.