Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a system, device, or file. To regain access, the victim has to pay a sum of money, or in other words, a ransom. There were 34.11 million ransomware attacks detected this September 110% more than the same period last year when 16.21 million attacks were recorded. September had the record number of Ryuk attacks, a whopping 19.88 million. North America saw the most significant surge in ransomware attacks.”]
Source: https://atlasvpn.com/blog/global-ransomware-attacks-surged-by-110-at-34-million-year-on-year