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The reason for this significant change is the cybersecurity teams response to the threat of ransomware.

Theyre getting better at spotting the initial signs that might lead to ransomware, forcing hackers to move faster.

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The cybersecurity industry has become much more adept at detecting activity that is a precursor to ransomware.

But the risk from those attacks is still high.

Despite the change, cybercriminals are still using the same methods to deploy the same variants.

In most cases, they go for scan-and-exploit, stolen credentials, or commodity malware distributed via phishing emails.

Through these channels, they get to deploy the usual suspects: LockBit, BlackCat, and Cl0p.

Secureworks full report can be found onthis link.

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