BlackFog's July Newsletter
Welcome to our July newsletter. The past month saw the launch of our new live demo program, more record-breaking ransomware statistics, and a number of big industry topics to address. Keep reading to see what's new with us!
More record-breaking ransomware
After hitting an all-time record in May, we saw a continuation of this trend in June when we recorded the second highest number of ransomware attacks since we began tracking in 2020. June saw 46 publicly disclosed attacks, not including those organizations caught up in the MOVEit attack.
We also hit a new record with undisclosed attacks hitting 396 for the month.?This represents a ratio of 8.6:1 of unreported to reported attacks, or 860% going unreported.?
Education, healthcare, and manufacturing dominated in June, with increases of 25%, 26% and 27% respectively. Government attacks showed one of the smallest increases of the year at only 12.5% but remains the third highest targeted sector.
BlackCat and LockBit were the two dominant variants at 18.1% and 16.8% respectively. This closely mirrors the unreported attack variants, representing 50% of all successful attacks. With the sheer volume of attacks from CLOP we expect this to change over the coming months.
Check out our State of Ransomware blog to find out what companies made ransomware headlines.
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MOVEit Exploit & Ransomware Attacks
We've been following the MOVEit exploit being carried out by Clop. The current victim list is extensive and growing, and Clop continues to share new entries every day, which begs the question, how many companies have actually been affected by this attack??We're updating our MOVEit blog with new information as the story unfolds.
Our blogs keep you up to date on the latest data security and ransomware news, and this month has been no different. Take a look before at some of our highlights:
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The gambling industry has undoubtedly become a firm favorite for cybercriminal gangs, with a 2022 study showing that cyberattacks on casinos and gaming companies had increased by a massive 167% in one year. But how can organizations in this sector stop themselves from being the next victim?
Data exfiltration is arguably the biggest cyberthreat to organizations, with the consequences of a data breach and recovering lost or stolen data proving very costly for victims.
Our recent blog discusses the dangers, costs, and implications of having your data exfiltrated by threat actors. We also answer some common questions on detecting and preventing data exfiltration attacks.
We've had a lot of news coverage in industry publications in the last month. Although the majority of our coverage focused on our latest SMB research, we also commented on a number of different industry trends and news stories.
ITPro featured an article on the recent arrests of members of LockBit. Our CEO Darren Williams comments on the impact LockBit has had on the ransomware landscape this year.
Silicon Angle wrote about the recent data breach involving data belonging to American and Southwest Airlines pilots. Our CEO highlighted the constant theme of downstream access to data and third-party attacks affecting U.S. Customers and Border Control.
We hope you enjoyed this month's edition of our newsletter. We'll be back in August with more industry news and insights.