Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

By: Chandu Gopalakrishnan

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#1 LockBit

“LockBit 3.0, also known as “LockBit Black,” is more modular and evasive than its previous versions and shares similarities with Blackmatter and Blackcat ransomware,” warned an advisory by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, USA.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#2 Alphv/BlackCat

“ALPHV emerged in November 2021 as a ransomware-as-a-service that some researchers have claimed is the successor to BLACKMATTER and DARKSIDE ransomware,” noted an advisory by cybersecurity company Mandiant.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#3 Clop

“Clop is a variant of CryptoMix Ransomware that encrypts data, renaming each file by appending the . clop extension to encrypted files. Its name comes from the Russian word “klop” meaning bed bug,” said a threat assessment report by cybersecurity company Mimecast.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#4 Black Basta

Black Basta ransomware emerged in April 2022 and went on a spree breaching over 90 organizations by Sept 2022.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#5 Vice Society

In recent news, the Vice Society ransomware group has been making headlines for their recent attacks on various targets. They have been known to focus their efforts on the education and healthcare industries, but it has been revealed that the group is also targeting the manufacturing sector.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#6 Royal

Royal Ransomware is a highly advanced malware strain that first appeared in early 2022. Dev-0569, the group that operates Royal, is a private group of elite cyber criminals seeking financial gain by extorting large enterprise victims.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#7 Everest

The Everest ransomware group is known for their efficiency and speed in carrying out attacks, which has allowed them to successfully target a range of organizations in various industries.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#8 BianLian

The BianLian gang has been active since at least 2019 and has been known to use multiple tactics, including phishing emails, exploit kits, and remote desktop protocol (RDP) brute-force attacks, to gain access to victims’ networks.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#9 Ragnar Locker

Ragnar Locker compromises a company’s network via RDP service, using brute force to guess weak passwords or with stolen credentials bought on the Dark Web.

Top 10 Ransomware Gangs in 2023

#10 BlackByte

BlackByte is ransomware as a service (RaaS) that first emerged in July 2021. Operators have exploited ProxyShell vulnerabilities to gain a foothold in the victim’s environment,” said a threat assessment report by Palo Alto Networks.

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