NCC Group released its Threat Pulse for September, which detailed a shocking increase of 153% in September for ransomware attacks. According to the report, the following groups were listed in the number of attacks:
As far as targets for ransomware, North America was once again at the top of the list with 258 attacks (an increase of 3%). Europe was listed second (an increase of 2%), with 155 attacks, and Asia in third place with 47 attacks (an increase of 8%).