"REvil Most Popular Ransomware Variant in 2021 (So Far)"

According to a midyear update from the Accenture Cyber Investigations, Forensics, and Response (CFIR) team, the volume of global cyberattack activity increased by 125 percent in the first half of 2021 compared to the same time frame in 2020. The team's data comes from aiding clients in cyberattack recovery and response. The increase in global cyberattack activity stems primarily from Web shell activity, targeted ransomware operations, and supply chain attacks. Ransomware accounted for the most attacks, followed by backdoors, credential stealers, and droppers and launchers. REvil/Sodinokibi was found to be the most common ransomware variant, taking up 25 percent of attacks, followed by Hades, DoppelPaymer, Ryuk, and Egregor. This article continues to discuss key findings shared by the Accenture CFIR team's midyear update regarding the most prevalent types of malware, the most common ransomware variants, the top five most targeted industries, and the countries most targeted in cyberattacks. 

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