"Ransomware Threat Shifts from US to EMEA and APAC"

Security researchers at SonicWall have discovered that the volume of ransomware detections in Q3 2022 was the lowest in two years, but certain geographical regions have become bigger targets as attacks on US organizations wane.  The researchers used SonicWall's threat detection network, including over one million security sensors in more than 200 countries, to reveal the current landscape.  The researchers noted that global malware volumes have remained flat for the past three quarters, amounting to a total of over four billion detections in the year to date.  Of these, ransomware is also trending down after a record-breaking 2021.  Even so, SonicWall detected 338 million compromise attempts in the first three quarters of the year.  Year-to-date ransomware attempts in 2022 have already exceeded the full-year totals from four of the past five years.  The researchers noted that while attacks on US organizations dipped by 51% year-on-year during the period, they increased significantly in the UK (20%), EMEA (38%), and APAC (56%).  The researchers stated that elsewhere, cryptojacking detections surged 35% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2022, including a 377% spike in EMEA and a 160% increase in APAC.  IoT malware detections increased 92% globally over the same period, including 82% in APAC and 200% in North America.  

Infosecurity reports: "Ransomware Threat Shifts from US to EMEA and APAC"