Ransomware gangs continued to wreak havoc in 2024, but new research shows that the amounts victims paid these cybercriminals ...

Several factors, including the impact of law enforcement operations disrupting cyber criminal gangs and better preparedness ...

Yet beneath those headlines, the numbers tell a surprising story: Ransomware payments actually fell overall in 2024—and in ...

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis explained that Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) play a crucial role in the ...

The overall number of attacks increased, according to Chainalysis, but several large hacking groups left the scene.

According to the blockchain analytics firm, less than half of recorded ransomware attacks resulted in victim payments.

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In 2024, ransomware payments fell by 35%, totaling $813 million, down from $1.25 billion the previous year, as reported by ...

An analysis by Chainalysis shows that ransomware payments dropped to $813 million in 2024, from $1.25 billion in 2023.

Ransomware payments fell by more than one-third in 2024 as an increasing number of victims refused to negotiate with hackers.

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024, marking the first decline in years as law enforcement crackdowns and improved victim ...

Anyone working in security will be all too familiar with the increasing dangers of ransomware and its disastrous consequences ...