Umkhakha wezempilo ubhekene nokukhuphuka okukhulu kokuhlaselwa kwe-ransomware, washaya iminyaka emine ephezulu ngo-2024, ngokusho kombiko weSophos. Naphezu kokwehla komhlaba wonke kwe-ransomware, i-67% yezinhlangano zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zahlaselwa ngonyaka odlule, zisuka ku-60% ngo-2023. Izikhathi zokutakula ziye zaba zimbi kakhulu, u-22% kuphela wezisulu ezibuyisa ngesonto, zehla zisuka ku-47% ngo-2023. Ngaleso sikhathi, u-37% wathatha inyanga ukubuyisa.
Izindleko zokutakula isihlengo zikhuphuke zafinyelela ku- $ 2.57 million ngo-2024, futhi u-57% wezinhlangano zakhokha ngaphezu kwalokho okwakufunwa. Izimbangela zezimpande zihlanganisa iziqinisekiso eziphazamisekile kanye nobuthakathaka obuxhashazwayo, ngamunye obhekene no-34% wokuhlaselwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-cybercriminals aye ngokuya ehlose ama-backups, nge-63% yezinhlangano ezinama-backups aphazamisekile akhokha isihlengo, uma kuqhathaniswa ne-27% yokuhlaselwa kwe-database eyinhloko kuphela.
Umshwalense udlala indima enkulu ekukhokhelweni kwesihlengo, okufaka isandla ku-77% wamacala. Umbiko weluleka izinhlangano zezempilo ukuba zamukele ukutholakala kobungozi obusebenzayo, obuholwa ngabantu ukulwa nalezi zinsongo eziguqukayo.