LockBit 2.0 ransomware takeover screen from FBI flash "For insurance companies specifically, we saw a 13% increase in ransomware attacks in Q1," says Crane Hassold, Abnormal Security's director of threat intelligence. (Credit: FBI cyber division)

The first quarter of 2022 closed with businesses seeing a 25% decline in the total number of ransomware attacks compared with the prior quarter, according to Abnormal Security Corp. However, the finical service industry, including insurance, saw no such relief as the total sector saw attacks grow 35% quarter-on-quarter and 75% year-on-year.

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