New Research: Ransomware Data Extortion Skyrocketing

Nuspire reports a 46% rise in data-theft extortion tied to ransomware in Q4 2024, with over 2,200 leak-site postings and disproportionate targeting of the Finance & Insurance sector; attackers commonly employ phishing for initial access and double extortion, prompting recommendations for security awareness training, scam recognition, and out-of-band verification of sensitive email requests.