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Total ransomware attacks for the second quarter of 2022 totaled 574, representing a 34% slowdown compared to the first quarter of the year, according to a report released Thursday by GuidePoint Research.
The most impacted industries were manufacturing and construction, GuidePoint’s report said, accounting for 18.3% of all claimed attacks during the quarter. The tech sector was also heavily targeted, as were government agencies. The US was the most-attacked country, according to the report, representing nearly a quarter of all global ransomware victims.