# Ransomware Protections Micros

# Threat Overview

Ransomware continues to be one of the most significant global cybercriminal threats across industry verticals. Ransomware operators, in response to government and law enforcement actions and evolving defensive capabilities, are continuously adjusting their activities within an ecosystem shaped by advancing technology and Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models. The evolution to the more adaptable RaaS model reduces barriers to entry for malicious groups, eliminating the need for custom malware and enabling less experienced operators to successfully target organizations. This democratization of ransomware has fueled a surge in ransomware attacks worldwide.

# Key Threat Report References

Source ID	Report Links
1	Data Exfiltration: Increasing Number of Tools Leveraged by Ransomware Attackers
2	CISA Understanding Ransomware Threat Actors: LockBit
3	Microsoft The many lives of BlackCat ransomware
4	Analyzing Exmatter: A Ransomware Data Exfil
5	Anatomy of a LockBit Ransomware Attack
6	Inside the LockBit Arsenal - The StealBit Exfiltration Tool
7	Hunting the LockBit Gang's Exfiltration Infrastructures
8	Steal(Bit) or exfil, what does it (Ex)Matter? Comparative Analysis of Custom Exfiltration Tools
9	BlackSun Ransomware – The Dark Side of PowerShell
10	Syrk Ransomware Delivers Encryption Payload via PowerShell Script
11	Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024
12	Microsoft Espionage fuels global cyberattacks
13	CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle
14	Bash Ransomware DarkRadiation Targets Red Hat- and Debian-based Linux Distributions
15	BlackCat Ransomware (ALPHV)
16	Breaking the silence - Recent Truebot activity
17	CISA #StopRansomware: CL0P Ransomware Gang Exploits CVE-2023-34362 MOVEit Vulnerability