Ransomware Payments Declines 35% In 2024
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After ransomware gangs extorted a record-breaking US$1.25 billion in 2023, and the value stolen in the first half of 2024 rose 2.38 per cent year-on-year, cybercriminals seemed poised for another record payday. However, a sharp pullback in the latter half of 2024 radically changed the year’s outcome, instead resulting in overall ransomware payments seeing a sharp and encouraging 35 per cent decline. This is according to findings from the Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime report, which also noted that the US$813 million […]