Ransomware payments fell in more than a third in 2024 when a growing number of victims refused to negotiate with computer pirates.
In A report published WednesdayThe firm of forensic cryptographic in the firm’s signature said that although Ransomware gang escapes recorded more victims than in previous years during 2024, fewer victims yielded to the demands of computer pirates. Chainysis reported a 35% drop in rescue payments, and Ransomware computer pirates received a total of $ 814 million compared to the 2023 record amount of $ 1.25 billion.
In additional tests of victims who refuse to meet the demands of the attackers, the chain chain said that during the second half of 2024, the sums required by cyber gangs were 53% higher than real payments, to despite an increase in the number of ransomware attacks.
Chainysis says that the surprise decrease, the first observed since 2022, was also promoted by an increase in police action, including the interruption of the prolific ransomware lockbit gang and a better international collaboration.