Halcyon Threat Insights 010: November 2024 Ransomware Report

**Executive summary:** The October 2024 Halcyon report outlines a surge in ransomware and precursor malware activity—listing numerous trojans, RATs, infostealers, crypto-miners and prominent ransomware families—providing statistics (482 alleged attacks, 422 confirmed) and detailing emergent groups (Sarcoma, Interlock, Fog) and an in-depth spotlight on the RaaS group Qilin, which targets high-value sectors and employs double-extortion, cross-platform encryptors, and credential-harvesting techniques.