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2024 Breaks Records With Highest Ever Ransomware Attacks

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STIX ID: report--bfc2326b-91e8-5a6e-babb-01b0084bbe3d

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-02-07

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

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NCC Group reports that 2024 saw 5,263 ransomware attacks—the highest since 2021—with LockBit (10% of attacks) and RansomHub among the most active actors; North America and the Industrials sector were disproportionately affected, law enforcement actions occurred but threat actors quickly reemerged, and geopolitical tensions and lucrative payouts are driving increased global activity.

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