After an encouraging decline in 2022, the ransomware landscape saw a major escalation in the frequency, scope, and volume of attacks, resulting in victims paying out over US$1.1 billion in cryptocurrencies to cyber criminals last year. The findings, which are part of Chainalysis’ upcoming 2024 Crypto Crime Report, also highlighted that ‘big game hunting’ — where malicious actors aim to collect larger payments when successful — has become a winning strategy over the last few years, with 75% of ransomware […]