The Secureworks’ State of the Threat report has revealed a 30% YoY increase in active ransomware groups employing double extortion tactics from July 2023 to end of June 2024. It also noted that 31 new groups arose during this period, while many old ones discontinued or changed their brand. The report attributes these changes to law enforcement’s disruption of key ransomware outfits such as ALPHV/BlackCat and LockBit, leading to the fragmentation of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ecosystem and the redistribution of affiliates among various new and old double extortion groups.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
