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Fewer Ransomware Victims Pay, as Median Ransom Falls in Q2 2022

Bill Siegel · 2022-07-28 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

19 predictions
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
98%
“. states that do not have similar laws. however, the cyber incident reporting act, which provides mandatory incident reporting ( a key element to data aggregation ), was signed into law. the rule making and implementation time period means it may be 2 + years before the first rep…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
97%
“, the threats by the cyber criminal to cause damage via their posting are effectively de - fanged. we don ’ t expect companies to always act in the best interest of society. for profit companies are aligned around shareholder value. this being said, when considering the points ab…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
93%
“are economically favorable to attack, regardless of industry. this being said, some raas groups will avoid certain industries, such as certain health care organizations ( like hospitals ). in q2, we observed subtle shifts as health care increased slightly, likely the result of hi…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
87%
“fewer ransomware victims pay, as median ransom falls in q2 2022 table of contentsaverage ransom paymentdata exfiltrationtypes of ransomwareattack vectors & mitre att & ck tacticscompanies targeted the cat and mouse game between ransomware affiliates and defenders spilled into new…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
80%
“, making attribution beyond the variant more challenging. raas infrastructurepreviously an asset : the back - end infrastructure that helped raas developers run their operations used to be a major asset as it enabled scale and increased profitability. if the back - end could be u…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
76%
“the shift of raas affiliates and developers towards the mid market where the risk to reward profile of attack is more consistent and less risky than high profile attacks. we have also seen an encouraging trend among large organizations refusing to consider negotiations when ranso…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
75%
“to be run by an expanding network of raas employees. the conti leaks demonstrated that large shared service labor pools expose raas groups to moles, traitors, and systemic collapse. result : raas groups have ceased offering some of these shared services. in many cases, initial ac…”
T1021.002SMB/Windows Admin Shares
72%
“process as there are few ‘ favorites ’ for gaining initial access. below we have explained three of the top 5 mitre att & ck tactics observed. suggested detection and mitigations can be found by following the links. lateral movement [ ta0008 ] : lateral movement by threat actors …”
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services
68%
“hidden from users and are only accessible to administrators. threat actors using cobalt strike almost always place it in an admin share. exploitation of remote services [ t1210 ] - mainly consists of abusing internal remote desktop ( rdp ) after initial access has been made. inte…”
T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
68%
“advanced ip scanners to identify what network hosts are available. process discovery ( t1057 ) tools commonly abused are process explorer or process hacker, which allow threat actors to check active processes and kill them. system owner / user discovery ( t1033 ) is a tactic used…”
T1021.001Remote Desktop Protocol
66%
“hidden from users and are only accessible to administrators. threat actors using cobalt strike almost always place it in an admin share. exploitation of remote services [ t1210 ] - mainly consists of abusing internal remote desktop ( rdp ) after initial access has been made. inte…”
T1048Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol
64%
“advanced ip scanners to identify what network hosts are available. process discovery ( t1057 ) tools commonly abused are process explorer or process hacker, which allow threat actors to check active processes and kill them. system owner / user discovery ( t1033 ) is a tactic used…”
T1046Network Service Discovery
60%
“hidden from users and are only accessible to administrators. threat actors using cobalt strike almost always place it in an admin share. exploitation of remote services [ t1210 ] - mainly consists of abusing internal remote desktop ( rdp ) after initial access has been made. inte…”
T1057Process Discovery
56%
“advanced ip scanners to identify what network hosts are available. process discovery ( t1057 ) tools commonly abused are process explorer or process hacker, which allow threat actors to check active processes and kill them. system owner / user discovery ( t1033 ) is a tactic used…”
T1657Financial Theft
47%
“fewer ransomware victims pay, as median ransom falls in q2 2022 table of contentsaverage ransom paymentdata exfiltrationtypes of ransomwareattack vectors & mitre att & ck tacticscompanies targeted the cat and mouse game between ransomware affiliates and defenders spilled into new…”
T1018Remote System Discovery
46%
“hidden from users and are only accessible to administrators. threat actors using cobalt strike almost always place it in an admin share. exploitation of remote services [ t1210 ] - mainly consists of abusing internal remote desktop ( rdp ) after initial access has been made. inte…”
T1657Financial Theft
44%
“community to closely evaluate the guidance provided to victims of data exfiltration extortion. in their letter they flatly state that, “ [ the ] ico does not consider the payment of monies to criminals who have attacked a system as mitigating the risk to individuals … ” below are…”
T1021.002SMB/Windows Admin Shares
42%
“hidden from users and are only accessible to administrators. threat actors using cobalt strike almost always place it in an admin share. exploitation of remote services [ t1210 ] - mainly consists of abusing internal remote desktop ( rdp ) after initial access has been made. inte…”
T1657Financial Theft
37%
“, the threats by the cyber criminal to cause damage via their posting are effectively de - fanged. we don ’ t expect companies to always act in the best interest of society. for profit companies are aligned around shareholder value. this being said, when considering the points ab…”

Summary

Ransomware actors became more fluid in Q2 2022 as attribution becomes harder, and fewer victims succumb to paying cyber criminals.