"UK Education Sector Suffered Most from Ransomware in 2022"

Security researchers at Malwarebytes have discovered that the education sector in the UK was hit far more by ransomware than in other countries last year, thanks to targeting by the Vice Society group.  The security vendor’s latest findings from April 2022 to March 2023 are based on known attacks where victims opted not to pay a ransom, so the real figures could be even higher.  The researchers stated that the education vertical accounted for 16% of attacks in the UK compared to 4% in France and Germany and 7% in the US.  The researchers claimed the primary reason for this disparity was down to Vice Society.  The researchers noted that the UK is one of Vice Society’s favorite targets, accounting for 21% of the group’s known attacks in the past 12 months, a close second to the US which accounted for 23%, and vastly more than the following country, Spain, which accounted for 8%.  The researchers stated that, sadly, Vice Society’s disproportionate interest in the UK lands squarely on the education sector.  Some 76% of Vice Society’s known attacks in the UK over the past 12 months hit the education sector, and Vice Society was responsible for 70% of known attacks on UK education institutions.

Infosecurity reports: "UK Education Sector Suffered Most from Ransomware in 2022"