Is it time to ban payments to ransomware gangs?

As such, you’d be forgiven for thinking that ransomware is declining, but it’s not.

“The curve is going to flatten a little bit, which I guess is good news.

Ransomware attacks hit record levels in 2024 despite law enforcement crackdowns

But a record-breaking year is still a record-breaking year,” Liska told the publication.

UnitedHealth paid the gang $22 million, one of the eight-figure ransoms Liska mentioned.

Ransomware gang Radar (aka Dispossessor) also had its servers seized by the FBI.