Ransomware Attack List and Alerts

Ransomware is a clear and present danger and is globally considered one of the foremost threats to enterprises today.

What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is a malicious software designed by organized cyber criminals, aka “bad actors”, who determinedly work to infiltrate enterprise systems, steal and encrypt their data, and extort hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars from these hacked companies and their customers.

In the past, most of the attackers simply ask for the money in exchange for a key to the encryption so that companies can get access to their data again, but a recent evolution has been to leak sensitive or proprietary data or sell it off to others.

Recently Amazon introduced S3 Object Lock which stores objects using a write-once-read-many (WORM) model. This functionality provides both data protection—including extra protection against accidental or malicious deletion as well as ransomware—and regulatory compliance.

To learn more about the evolution of ransomware, what ransomware is, the impact of ransomware, and how to defend against ransomware, check out this on-demand webinar: The Rise of Ransomware and How It Has Impacted Enterprise Data Security 

Learn more about protecting your files in our detailed guide to ransomware backup.

This is part of an extensive series of guides about ransomware data recovery.

List of Ransomware Attacks in 2024

Attacks in October 2024