{"id":49147,"date":"2022-11-01T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/08c55e52-8041-4252-aca2-0355dc60a56f"},"modified":"2022-11-01T14:52:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:52:00","slug":"ransomware-is-a-global-problem-and-getting-worse-says-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomware-is-a-global-problem-and-getting-worse-says-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware is a global problem and getting worse, says US"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/9da76ec9d5748a458e23dd40e623cfd1697c78a5\/2022\/02\/16\/dcea0eae-86e4-40d6-92c7-1f25e2d9ee0d\/getty-hacker-hands-on-a-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"Hand typing on a keyboard.\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/559ac5b6e72e103e24e6ee70765a1c5b36e7c1b1\/2022\/02\/16\/dcea0eae-86e4-40d6-92c7-1f25e2d9ee0d\/getty-hacker-hands-on-a-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"Hand typing on a keyboard.\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/fbc2c61a2d404f84a851fa931c2b0c1618bf7210\/2022\/02\/16\/dcea0eae-86e4-40d6-92c7-1f25e2d9ee0d\/getty-hacker-hands-on-a-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1200\" alt=\"Hand typing on a keyboard.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/fbc2c61a2d404f84a851fa931c2b0c1618bf7210\/2022\/02\/16\/dcea0eae-86e4-40d6-92c7-1f25e2d9ee0d\/getty-hacker-hands-on-a-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1200\" alt=\"Hand typing on a keyboard.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"897.3026973026973\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p> <!----><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Image: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The White House has united dozens of nations and representatives from big tech companies for a two-day summit aimed at figuring out how to tackle the global ransomware problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you look at government networks, as we know \u2013 Costa Rica; Montenegro; Bank of Zambia; the city of Palermo, Italy \u2013 this is really a global problem. So, we&#8217;re seeing the pace and the sophistication of the ransomware attacks increasing faster than our resilience and disruption efforts,&#8221; said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fbriefing-room%2Fspeeches-remarks%2F2022%2F10%2F31%2Fbackground-press-call-by-a-senior-administration-official-previewing-the-second-international-counter-ransomware-initiative-summit%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.ranger%40zdnet.com%7C163cd84a862348b1235a08dabbfe1c2d%7C4289d6102cfd46218c9644a1518ddb0a%7C0%7C0%7C638028997334794250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1nN4mhi3rfnTlD5DxuYtpXCuc1eJcsUt5UhsJd6gkTY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">a senior administration official<\/a>, noting there has been a wide range of attacks on the healthcare sector from the Irish National Health Service to US hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware attacks are in the spotlight. In September, Los Angeles Unified, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/the-second-biggest-school-district-in-the-us-was-hit-with-ransomware\/\" rel=\"follow\">second-largest school district in the US<\/a>, was hit by ransomware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-not-enough-victims-are-reporting-attacks-and-that-increases-the-threat-for-everyone\/\" rel=\"follow\">Ransomware: Not enough victims are reporting attacks, and that&#8217;s a problem for everyone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Ftechnology-european-union-business-christopher-wray-wally-adeyemo-aff98eba1c7470f9b0128c882971547d&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.ranger%40zdnet.com%7C163cd84a862348b1235a08dabbfe1c2d%7C4289d6102cfd46218c9644a1518ddb0a%7C0%7C0%7C638028997334794250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SHxtOCs%2BcKIE5gC1jEy78TnhSmraL6Ic4ceo9V4A7k8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&nbsp;Associated Press<\/a>, companies participating in the meeting include Crowdstrike, Mandiant, Cyber Threat Alliance, Microsoft, Cybersecurity Coalition, Palo Alto, Flexxon, SAP, the Institute for Security + Technology, Siemens, Internet 2.0, Tata \u2013 TCS, and Telef\u00f3nica.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the second International Counter Ransomware Summit after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/30-countries-outline-efforts-to-stop-ransomware-after-white-house-virtual-summit\/\" rel=\"follow\">last year&#8217;s gathering<\/a> to discuss ransomware. At least year&#8217;s summit, the private sector was not invited. As the White House acknowledged, the private sector has insight into threats, actors, networks used, and mitigation strategies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/these-ransomware-victims-are-making-the-highest-ransom-payments\/\" rel=\"follow\"><strong>These ransomware victims are making the highest ransom payments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we know, ransomware is an issue that knows no borders,&#8221; said the official. &#8220;And it&#8217;s only getting more challenging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>White House officials answered questions about Russia \u2013 not invited to the event but somewhere ransomware gangs have located themselves \u2013 but noted that the issue was &#8220;less about Russia and more about how we, as a set of countries, make it harder, costlier, and riskier for ransomware actors to operate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The US links the rise of ransomware more closely with cryptocurrencies and said it&#8217;s seen a &#8220;huge 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