"REvil/Sodinokibi Accounting For 73% of Ransomware Detections in Q2 2021"

Researchers at McAfee released a report which examines cybercriminal activity related to ransomware and cloud threats in the second quarter of 2021.   According to the researchers, in Q2 2021, Financial Services were targeted the most among reported cloud incidents, followed by Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, and Professional Services.  The most cloud incidents targeting countries were reported in the United States, followed by India, Australia, Canada, and Brazil.  Cloud incidents targeting the United States accounted for 52% of incidents recorded by the researchers.  The researchers also found that the most targeted sector by ransomware in Q2 of 2021 was Government, followed by Telecom, Energy, and Media & Communications.  In Q2 2021, malware was the technique used most often in reported incidents. Spam showed the highest increase of reported incidents, 250%, from Q1 to Q2 2021, followed by Malicious Script with 125% and Malware with 47%.  REvil/Sodinokibi topped ransomware detections in Q2 2021, accounting for 73% of McAfee's top-10 ransomware detections.  During the study, the researchers also found that there was a 64% increase in publicly reported cyber incidents targeting the Public sector during the second quarter of 2021.

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