March 2023 has broken the record for most ransomware attacks with 459. The number represents a 62% increase compared to the same period in 2022.
- According
to the report, the increase in ransomware attacks happened because
hackers abused a security flaw tracked as CVE-2023-0669.
- CVE-2023-0669 is a vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool.
- The infamous Clop ransomware gang used this flaw to hack 130 companies within 10 days.
- The
record in ransomware attacks is a continuation of the upward trend in
the number of ransomware attacks deployed. The threat vector has been
popular among hackers in the last three years.
- Clop performed
129 recorded attacks last month, topping NCC Group's graph with the most
active ransomware gangs for the first time in its operational history.
- Other ransomware groups that also deployed cyberattacks during March 2023 are:
- Royal ransomware,
- BlackCat Bianlian,
- Play,
- Blackbasta,
- Stormous,
- Medusa,
- and Ransomhouse.
- The most targeted sector in March 2023 was Industry, receiving 147 ransomware attacks, or 32% of all cases.
