Infostealers: An Early Warning for Ransomware Attacks

The report describes a growing pattern where infostealer infections frequently precede ransomware attacks: threat actors (including IABs) deploy stealers like DarkGate, RedLine, Qakbot, and Raccoon to harvest credentials and sell access to ransomware groups (e.g., Qilin), suggesting monitoring and rapid remediation of infostealer activity may provide limited early warning and reduce ransomware impact.