<p>Ransomware continues to receive attention at the highest levels of government and business — and for good reasons. It has affected people’s ability to access healthcare, put gas in their vehicles, buy groceries and protect their identities.</p>
<p>The <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tip/How-to-calculate-the-cost-of-a-data-breach”>financial effects of ransomware</a> have also become particularly pronounced in recent years. Attacks on supply chains have caused more damage than attacks against individuals. Governments and technology vendors have also responded more aggressively to stem the tide of ransomware attacks.</p>
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<h2 class=”section-title”><i class=”icon” data-icon=”1″></i>Ransomware trends that continue in 2026</h2>
<p>Realizing that specific techniques yield better results, attackers have focused on those approaches. Here are some of the key ransomware trends that have developed in recent years:</p>
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<li><b>Supply chain attacks.</b> Instead of attacking a single victim, <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searcherp/feature/5-supply-chain-cybersecurity-risks-and-best-practices”>supply chain attacks extend the blast radius</a>. For example, an exploit in the Moveit Transfer product from Progress Software led to large-scale ransomware attacks by the Clop ransomware gang in 2023. Other incidents include the 2021 Kaseya attack, which affected at least 1,500 of its MSP customers, and the 2020 SolarWinds hack.</li>
<li><b>Triple extortion.</b> In the past, ransomware involved attackers encrypting data on a system and then demanding a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. With <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/double-extortion-ransomware”>double extortion</a>, attackers also exfiltrate the data to a separate location. With <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/triple-extortion-ransomware”>triple extortion ransomware</a>, attackers threaten further attacks unless paid. Multiple threat actors have used triple extortion, including the Vice Society ransomware group, which attacked the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system in 2023. The sophistication of extortion approaches contin
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