Ransomware shake-up: Global crackdowns are reshaping cybercrime as new risks emerge

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Check Point warns that while the crackdown on the prominent ransomware actors might seem successful, the vice is far from defeated.

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The global ransomware landscape underwent one of its biggest shifts in recent years during the three months ended June 2025, with a new report detailing massive disruption of the world’s most feared cybercrime groups.

For the uninitiated, a ransomware attack is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system by either locking the system’s screen or blocking files until a ransom is paid.

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