• Cyber Security
    • Ransomware Prevention
    • Ransomware Removal
    • Ransomware File Recovery
    • Ransomware Types
  • Ransomware Services
    • Ransomware Removal
    • Ransomware File Recovery
  • News
  • Tutorials
  • Ransomware TV

McAfee Report for the Ransomware Space

October 6, 2018Simeon Georgiev

Recently, McAfee released data related to ransomware campaigns. The report noted that the creation of new ransomware campaigns are decreasing with the passage of time, but the total ransomware cases were still rising sharply. According to the report, there has been a rise in the numbers— more than 55 percent correspond to the amount of ransomware samples.

The report also singled-out the involvement of different variants. These variants emerged from popular ransomware families and were modernized with the latest tools infection tools. As their original versions became ineffective and ransomware removal was made easier through decryption tools and anti-ransomware solutions, the need for these variants heightened that rendered the previous solutions as useless.

Among the ransomware that generated the largest number of variants included Scarab Ransomware. This Ransomware reached its peak from May to August in 2018.  Ransomware removal experts also observed that the recent influx of Scarab variants amount to more than 50 percent of the family’s variants. Since the digital invasion of NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware, ransomware cases have seen a rise of 151 percent.

McAfee Senior Principal Engineer – Christian Beek – offered his insights on the correlation of WannaCry and NotPetya to the ransomware campaigns in 2018.  Mr. Beek stated that NotPetya and WannaCry introduced new hacking tactics and became a case study for cybercriminals. These techniques helped other cybercriminal groups to try out new methods for exploiting vulnerability of businesses and distributing their ransomware on a larger scale.

Mr. Beek also expressed surprise over the irresponsibility of businesses. He said that some vulnerabilities existed in the organizations even before 2015. This resulted in businesses being a soft target. With decryption tools and patches available for all these ransomware, companies could have evaded such attacks and successfully saved themselves through ransomware removal tools.

Simeon Georgiev
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon--georgiev/
I am a Cyber Security Enthusiast from Bulgaria. I like to write about malware and ransomware and global cyber attacks. You can reach me on Twitter @sgeorgiev1995 or Email: [email protected]
Previous post Monro Ransomware Next post Trickbot Still Going Strong

Related Articles

NonPetya Ransomware Caused Millions of Dollars Worth of Damage to Maersk

January 27, 2018Simeon Georgiev
NonPetya Ransomware Caused Millions of Dollars Worth of Damage to Maersk

Ransomware: 4 Types of the Latest Trend in Cybercrimes

February 1, 2018Simeon Georgiev
Ransomware: 4 Types of the Latest Trend in Cybercrimes

NonPetya Ransomware Caused Millions of Dollars Worth of Damage to Maersk

February 1, 2018Simeon Georgiev
NonPetya Ransomware Caused Millions of Dollars Worth of Damage to Maersk

Latest on Ransomware TV

https://vimeo.com/399908876?loop=0

Recent Posts

  • How to protect your organization against ransomware reinfections
  • AuKill Helps Ransomware Operators Disable EDR and Security Tools
  • AI-ransomware is a real threat, just not a realistic one yet
  • Rorschach is the new speed king in the ransomware space
  • The Role of Supply Chain Breaches in Ransomware Attacks

Stay Protected

Subscribe to our mailing list to get the latest cyber security and ransomware removal articles!

Thank you for subscribing.

Something went wrong.

Navigation

  • Cyber Security
    • Ransomware File Recovery
    • Ransomware Prevention
    • Ransomware Removal
    • Ransomware Types
  • News
  • Tutorials

Ransomware Attacks (Last 6M)

0

Connect & Protect

Facebook
Google+
LinkedIn
YouTube
Vimeo

More

  • BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR

MonsterCloud Reviews

© 2020 MonsterCloud.com. All Rights Reserved.