New kids on the ransomware block in 2023: Akira and 8Base lead dozens of newbies

At least 25 new ransomware gangs emerged in 2023, with Akira and 8Base proving the most "successful," research reveals. The gangs were the two "success" stories of the year for cybercrooks, proving that the lure of big ransom payouts is still enough to attract significant interest from fledgling ransomware operations, despite …

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cactus, play and bianlian are hitting a lot of organisations at the minute, but it's low-hanging fruit - construction companies, law offices, mom-and-pop-type operations

Not that they don't get hit as often, but you don't tend to hear about the big scores so much these days...

BTW ransomlook.io is a great resource for keeping track of what's going on, including links to tor leak sites for each group