{"id":46570,"date":"2022-05-10T14:46:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7a78cd57-d1d2-4042-acc2-5853c45767e3"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:46:27","slug":"ransomware-has-gone-down-because-sanctions-against-russia-are-making-life-harder-for-attackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomware-has-gone-down-because-sanctions-against-russia-are-making-life-harder-for-attackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware has gone down because sanctions against Russia are making life harder for attackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"share-bar-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"full-byline\">\n<div class=\"author-avatars\"> <a rel=\"author\" class=\"thumb author-modal-open\" data-component=\"authorModal\" data-author-modal-options=\"{&quot;selector&quot;:&quot;danny-palmer-modal&quot;,&quot;hoverSelector&quot;:&quot;.full-byline&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/meet-the-team\/uk\/dannypalmerzdnet\/\"> <span class=\"img \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/d31db2eb85c51031247ce810263a83caae1ca2c5\/2020\/02\/06\/6f24b751-729c-4ed9-9fae-979667f1d3b3\/dp-zdnet-headshot-feb-20201.jpg?width=50&amp;height=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=webp\" class alt=\"Danny Palmer\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\"><\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The number of ransomware attacks has gone down in recent months because sanctions against Russia are making it harder for cyber criminals to organise attacks and receive ransom payments, Rob Joyce director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency (NSA) has revealed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-an-executive-guide-to-one-of-the-biggest-menaces-on-the-web\/\">Ransomware attacks<\/a> have long been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/the-ransomware-threat-is-getting-worse-but-businesses-still-arent-taking-it-seriously\/\">major cybersecurity issue<\/a> for organisations around the world, affecting computer networks running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-attack-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">critical infrastructure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/irish-healthcare-ransomware-attack-three-quarters-of-servers-decrypted-but-disruption-to-services-will-continue-for-months\/\">hospitals<\/a>, businesses and more. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/have-we-reached-peak-ransomware-how-the-internets-biggest-security-problem-has-grown-and-what-happens-next\/\">significant ransomware events of the la<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/have-we-reached-peak-ransomware-how-the-internets-biggest-security-problem-has-grown-and-what-happens-next\/\">st year<\/a> have hit targets in the United States, including the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, which restricted gas supplies for large parts of the country \u2013 and resulted in a ransom payment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/colonial-pipeline-paid-close-to-5-million-in-ransomware-blackmail-payment\/\">millions of dollars<\/a> being paid to cyber criminals. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ransomware is a huge aspect of where we learned cybersecurity is national security. And we&#8217;re seeing the criminal element push through and impacting not only the businesses, but all the way into governments and society at large,&#8221; said Joyce, speaking at the National Cyber Security Centre&#8217;s (NCSC) Cyber UK event in Newport, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>SEE:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/topic\/a-winning-strategy-for-cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A winning strategy for cybersecurity<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<strong>(ZDNet special report)<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Many of the most notorious l ransomware gangs are suspected to run out of Russia \u2013 and Joyce suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/using-russian-tech-its-time-to-look-at-the-risks-again-says-cybersecurity-chief\/\">sanctions against Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine<\/a> are making life difficult for cyber criminals based in the country, which has led to a reduction in attacks, at least for now. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One interesting trend we see is, in the last month or two ransomware is actually down. There&#8217;s probably a lot of different reasons why that is, but I think one impact is the fallout of Russia-Ukraine,&#8221; said Joyce.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we do sanctions and it&#8217;s harder to move money and it&#8217;s harder to buy infrastructure on the web, we&#8217;re seeing them less effective \u2013 and ransomware is a big part of that,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p>But even if there&#8217;s been a reduction in ransomware attacks, it doesn&#8217;t mean the issue has suddenly disappeared \u2013 as evident by the number of organisations which continue to fall victim to ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In many cases, victims of ransomware attacks still feel as if they&#8217;ve got no choice but to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-payments-heres-how-much-falling-victim-will-now-cost-you\/\">pay a ransom to cyber criminals<\/a> for the decryption key required to retrieve their encrypted files \u2013 despite warnings from cybersecurity agencies and the authorities that this only encourages further ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>There are steps which organisations can take to improve cybersecurity and bolster their defences against ransomware and other cyber attacks. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the steps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/want-to-boost-you-cybersecurity-here-are-ten-steps-you-can-take-to-improve-your-defenses-now\/\">recommended by the NCSC<\/a> include applying security patches and updates in a timely manner to stop cyber criminals exploiting known vulnerabilities and to roll-out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/multi-factor-authentication-use-it-for-all-the-people-that-access-your-network-all-the-time\/\">multi-factor authentication<\/a> to all users to provide an extra barrier against intrusions.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also recommended that organisations are aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-even-when-the-attackers-are-in-your-network-its-not-too-late-to-fight-back\/\">who and what is on their networks so suspicious activity can be detected quickly<\/a>, that businesses regularly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-backup-software\/\"> backup their data<\/a> and that an incident response strategy should be in place, so that should the worst happen, there&#8217;s a plan about what to do. <\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON CYBERSECURITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-has-gone-down-because-sanctions-against-russia-are-making-life-harder-for-attackers\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSA director of cybersecurity Rob Joyce says US sanctions on Russia is making it harder for criminals based in the country to conduct campaigns.<br \/>\nREAD MORE 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