Barracuda Network: Ransomware attacks increased 64% over the past year

Bad news! Very concerning! However, Barracuda Network only analyzed 121 incidents. Thus, the report maybe flawed.

"... In the past 12 months, Barracuda researchers have identified and analyzed 121 ransomware incidents, a 64% increase in attacks, year over year. Cybercriminals are still heavily targeting municipalities, health care, and education, but attacks on other businesses are surging. ...
Many of these attacks are being led by a handful of high-profile ransomware gangs. Barracuda’s analysis of ransomware attacks that occurred between August 2020 and July 2021 showed that REvil accounted for 19% of attacks, and DarkSide is known to be the cause of 8%. ..."

Barracuda Network: Ransomware attacks increased 64% over the past year | VentureBeat Ransomware attacks increased 64% over the past year, targeting municipalities, health care, education, infrastructure, and more, according to Barracuda Network’s annual ransomware report.