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Key Findings: Sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Russian finance sector, using high-quality social engineering to bypass defenses. Malware dubbed "Phantom Stealer" deployed via malicious ISO files attached to phishing emails. Phantom Stealer equipped with aggressive data-harvesting modules targeting crypto wallets, chat apps, and browser data. Malware includes anti-analysis checks to evade security researchers. Campaign highlights shift towards ISO-based initial access

Key Findings Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5 billion by 2024 2023 marked a record year with $1.1 billion in ransomware payments across 1,512 incidents From 2022 to 2024, organizations reported 4,194 ransomware incidents and over $2.1 billion in payments In comparison, from 2013 to 2021, FinCEN logged 3,075 reports totaling about $2.4 billion Background FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to Februa