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In total, there were 3,998 new entries, posted by various groups, across the dark web.
Before that, the GoAnywhere fiasco saw firms like Procted & Gamble, or Hitachi, lose sensitive files.
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As the number of victims grows, at the same time the number of ransomware operators is shrinking.
Hive and Ragnar Locker are no more, and so are Ransomed.Vc and Trigona.
ALPHV was almost completely dismantled but managed to return, possibly rebranded.
However, many of these new groups did not last, disappearing in the second half of the year.
Most victims - 47% - are located in the United States.
LockBit remained the most active group in 2023, followed by ALPHV (AKA BlackCat) and Cl0p.
