Last Week in Ransomware: 10.16.23

A ransomware news briefing reports several high-impact incidents and sector trends: MGM suffered over $100M in losses attributed to BlackCat/ALPHV after electing not to pay, McLaren Health Care faces class-action lawsuits after exposure of 2.5M patients' data, and multiple manufacturing firms were hit by various ransomware gangs; the piece highlights the growth of Ransomware-as-a-Service, increased data exfiltration prior to encryption, and novel evasion techniques expanding the threat surface.