20% More Ransomware Group Data Leak Sites Listed in Q2 of 2024
Reliaquest analyzed the ransomware groups’ data leak sites, which showed a significant increase in activity in the second quarter of 2024. Listings of data leak sites this second quarter grew by 20% (1,237 organizations) compared to the first quarter of 2024. The number of new data leak sites listed in the first quarter of 2024 was atypically minimal because of two reasons. First, a global law enforcement operation targeted the LockBit ransomware group, and after the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, the ALPHV/Blackcat got away with an exit scam and closed its operation. These two ransomware groups were the high-profile…