Last Week in Ransomware: 03.18.2024

The briefing highlights an escalating ransomware crisis: governments (UK/US) are criticized for inadequate responses, healthcare has become a primary target with severe disruptions (notably Change Healthcare), and Chainalysis data indicates ~74% of 2021 ransomware payments went to Russia-linked entities—raising attribution and national-security concerns; regulators and investigators are increasing scrutiny but technical IOCs and malware details are not provided.