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Coveware

New Ransomware Reporting Requirements Kick in as Victims Increasingly Avoid Paying

Bill Siegel · 2024-01-26 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

33 predictions
T1219Remote Access Tools
99%
“service ) models, many rmms are further offered as cloud - based services and by having command & control channels rely on legitimate cloud services, adversaries make attribution and disruption more complex. common tools they use are anydesk, teamviewer, logmein and tightvnc. scr…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
98%
“ongoing misuse / publication of stolen data, and why payments to them for these imaginary assurances have zero if not sub - zero value. most common ransomware variants in q4 2023 rank ransomware type market share % change in ranking from q3 2023 1 akira 17 % - 2 blackcat 10 % - 3…”
T1482Domain Trust Discovery
96%
“listing of accounts on a system or network such as the use of ‘ whoami ’ command to identify the username from a system. system information discovery [ t1082 ] : threat actors may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patc…”
T1570Lateral Tool Transfer
94%
“efficient methods for lateral movement if a threat actor has the proper credentials. lateral tool transfer [ t1570 ] : primarily correlates to the use of psexec, which is a legitimate windows administrative tool. threat actors leverage this tool to move laterally or to mass deplo…”
T1657Financial Theft
93%
“with encryption - focused attacks, the phishing / social engineering approaches were most commonly associated with data - exfiltration - only attacks, where the scope of compromise was limited to email, onedrive and sharepoint resources as opposed to on - prem access to physical …”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
91%
“- domain / forest environments. victim size in ransomware attacks in q4 2023 the median company size of victimized organizations fell to 231 employees ( - 32 % from q3 2023 ). the quarter was highlighted by several large incidents that drew media attention, along with regulatory …”
T1485Data Destruction
91%
“the most common form of impact observed. this may include forensics logs and artifacts as well that may inhibit an investigation. data destruction [ t1485 ] : most of the time, data destruction is aimed at the destruction of forensic artifacts via the use of sdelete or ccleaner. …”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
90%
“with encryption - focused attacks, the phishing / social engineering approaches were most commonly associated with data - exfiltration - only attacks, where the scope of compromise was limited to email, onedrive and sharepoint resources as opposed to on - prem access to physical …”
T1021.002SMB/Windows Admin Shares
85%
“file share servers, databases, and continuity assets that are not properly segmented. reaching these assets often involves pivoting through multiple systems and accounts to gain access. adversaries might install their own remote access tools to accomplish lateral movement or use …”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
82%
“ideas and despite the temptation to reach for the easy button, we feel the only way to ‘ win ’ is the hard way. the real question is do us policy makers recognize this, and share in our belief and spirit that we can win the hard way. average and median ransom payment amounts in q…”
T1057Process Discovery
79%
“from an external system into a compromised environment. tools or files may be copied from an external adversary - controlled system to the victim network through the command and control channel or through alternate protocols such as ftp. once present, adversaries may also transfe…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
77%
“29 %. this data point is driven by several variables : ( 1 ) continued resiliency growth in enterprise environments ; companies impacted by ransomware are increasingly able to recover from incidents partially or fully without the use of a decryption tool. ( 2 ) data driven reluct…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
69%
“ir planning ahead of an incident and more rigorously consider their decision. a ransom ban cuts the flow of money ; it is as simple as that, right? academically speaking, yes. practically speaking, no, it will just re - order the flow of money through a new illegal market of serv…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
64%
“ransomware proceeds via less liquid exchanges now that binance is theoretically not available to them. the ability for law enforcement agencies to impose costs also depends heavily on victims being collaborative for long periods of time after the incident. investigations take tim…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
63%
“ourselves. that we are helpless against the threat of cyber extortion. some advocates for a ban truly believe us companies and organizations should give up trying, with messages such as, : “ the reality is that we ’ re not going to defend our way out of this situation, and we ’ r…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
60%
“new ransomware reporting requirements kick in as victims increasingly avoid paying table of contentsransomware banspayment ratestypes of ransomwareattack vectors & ttpsindustries impacted as the year turns, and weary defenders begin to worry about what new threats will present th…”
T1018Remote System Discovery
54%
“from an external system into a compromised environment. tools or files may be copied from an external adversary - controlled system to the victim network through the command and control channel or through alternate protocols such as ftp. once present, adversaries may also transfe…”
T1219.002Remote Desktop Software
53%
“service ) models, many rmms are further offered as cloud - based services and by having command & control channels rely on legitimate cloud services, adversaries make attribution and disruption more complex. common tools they use are anydesk, teamviewer, logmein and tightvnc. scr…”
T1219Remote Access Tools
51%
“, filezilla, windows secure copy ( winscp ), cloud user agents ( dropbox, onedrive ). some actors have favored tools. for instance, akira prefers winscp, while blackcat and the scattered spider groups prefer filezilla. exfiltration over web service [ t1567 ] is the most common su…”
T1657Financial Theft
48%
“ongoing misuse / publication of stolen data, and why payments to them for these imaginary assurances have zero if not sub - zero value. most common ransomware variants in q4 2023 rank ransomware type market share % change in ranking from q3 2023 1 akira 17 % - 2 blackcat 10 % - 3…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
47%
“the most common form of impact observed. this may include forensics logs and artifacts as well that may inhibit an investigation. data destruction [ t1485 ] : most of the time, data destruction is aimed at the destruction of forensic artifacts via the use of sdelete or ccleaner. …”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
44%
“##iminals keep attacking organizations located in states with a ban? two reasons : 1 ) cyber criminals have more experience dealing with ransom payment decision making than all of us, including federal policy makers. they know that victim organizations will try to work around the…”
T1566.004Spearphishing Voice
42%
“actors. most common attack vectors and tactics used by ransomware threat actors in q4 2023 q4 attack vector trends demonstrated a traditional matrix of small - enterprise - focused actors leveraging basic ingress vectors such as brute force rdp attacks at the same time that mid -…”
T1021.001Remote Desktop Protocol
40%
“file share servers, databases, and continuity assets that are not properly segmented. reaching these assets often involves pivoting through multiple systems and accounts to gain access. adversaries might install their own remote access tools to accomplish lateral movement or use …”
T1657Financial Theft
37%
“##iminals keep attacking organizations located in states with a ban? two reasons : 1 ) cyber criminals have more experience dealing with ransom payment decision making than all of us, including federal policy makers. they know that victim organizations will try to work around the…”
T1021Remote Services
37%
“from an external system into a compromised environment. tools or files may be copied from an external adversary - controlled system to the victim network through the command and control channel or through alternate protocols such as ftp. once present, adversaries may also transfe…”
T1087Account Discovery
35%
“listing of accounts on a system or network such as the use of ‘ whoami ’ command to identify the username from a system. system information discovery [ t1082 ] : threat actors may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patc…”
T1485Data Destruction
35%
“with encryption - focused attacks, the phishing / social engineering approaches were most commonly associated with data - exfiltration - only attacks, where the scope of compromise was limited to email, onedrive and sharepoint resources as opposed to on - prem access to physical …”
T1556.006Multi-Factor Authentication
35%
“actors. most common attack vectors and tactics used by ransomware threat actors in q4 2023 q4 attack vector trends demonstrated a traditional matrix of small - enterprise - focused actors leveraging basic ingress vectors such as brute force rdp attacks at the same time that mid -…”
T1033System Owner/User Discovery
34%
“from an external system into a compromised environment. tools or files may be copied from an external adversary - controlled system to the victim network through the command and control channel or through alternate protocols such as ftp. once present, adversaries may also transfe…”
T1087.002Domain Account
34%
“listing of accounts on a system or network such as the use of ‘ whoami ’ command to identify the username from a system. system information discovery [ t1082 ] : threat actors may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patc…”
T1559Inter-Process Communication
32%
“from an external system into a compromised environment. tools or files may be copied from an external adversary - controlled system to the victim network through the command and control channel or through alternate protocols such as ftp. once present, adversaries may also transfe…”
T1111Multi-Factor Authentication Interception
32%
“actors. most common attack vectors and tactics used by ransomware threat actors in q4 2023 q4 attack vector trends demonstrated a traditional matrix of small - enterprise - focused actors leveraging basic ingress vectors such as brute force rdp attacks at the same time that mid -…”

Summary

A lower percentage of ransomware victims are paying, as new regulations begin to elicit more and more public disclosure of ransomware incidents.