Source : Cy-Xplorer 2024 by Orange Cyberdefense
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to globalise , by providing the language and cultural tools attackers need to reach across language and cultural barriers that have , until now , potentially shielded some economies from greater impacts .
Despite the takedown and disruption of prominent cyber extortion groups such as RagnarLocker , ALPHV , BlackCat , and LockBit by law enforcement , there has been no noticeable decrease in victim count .
The research has shown the general volatility of the Cy-X actor ecosystem , showing one-third of all actors Orange Cyberdefense track will disappear each year , while an equivalent number of new actors are identified annually . It also suggests half of all identified threat actors will disband or rebrand in under 6 months . p
Businesses in the manufacturing industry continued to be the most impacted globally by Cy-X , 21 %. However , in the past 12 months , for the first time , Orange Cyberdefense saw healthcare and social assistance industries join the three most impacted sectors , seeing the highest growth rate at 160 % YOY .
Orange Cyberdefense research has found over 200 occurrences of revictimization , which has been on an upward trajectory since 2023 and appears to be accelerating . In Q1 2024 there have already been 39 re-victimisations and this trend is expected to continue , with research finding some victims posted up to three times on a Dedicated Leak Site .
Orange Cyberdefense data suggests that AI is not significantly impacting Cy-X . The concerns for GenAI are instead that it could allow the threat ecosystem
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