Manufacturing sector worst hit by ransomware in India: Palo Alto Networks’ report

The manufacturing sector in India has been the most targeted industry for ransomware extortion in 2023, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said in its recently released report, titled ‘Ransomware Retrospective 2024: Unit 42 Leak Site Analysis and Incident Response report 2024.’

As part of the Ransomware Retrospective, they studied 3,998 leak site posts from various ransomware groups. Leak sites are platforms where threat actors publicly disclose stolen data as a means of coercing victims into paying ransom.