Are ransomware gangs on the way up, reorganising or on the way down?

To be honest it depends on what research you are reading at the time. Even though these gangs are styling themselves on real world businesses, they are criminals and so do keep some thing secret.

It does not matter ransomware is a major risk to any organisation.

The main thing we should remember is, whether it is this gang or that gang, whether you are the deliberate target or just collateral damage – your cyber security defences should be as good as you can make them.

Conti leaks data stolen during January attack on Oregon county – The Record by Recorded Future

Is REvil having a resurgence, or is there a copycat hacking group? | TechRepublic

And it is not always ransware – there is the DDoS attack as well:

Time to play everyone’s favorite game: REvil? Or Not REvil? • The Register

Further Reading

Ransomware attack have increased again – Smart Thinking Solutions

Universities as targets UPDATED 23 May 2022 – Smart Thinking Solutions

Is the Conti gang really gone? – Smart Thinking Solutions

BlackByte cyber gang active despite the FBI advisory – Smart Thinking Solutions

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