The Insider Threat: How Everest Ransomware Is Recruiting Your Employees
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The Insider Threat: How Everest Ransomware Is Recruiting Your Employees

Since its emergence in December 2020, Everest has claimed responsibility for breaching more than 200 organizations across five years of operations. Seventy-three percent of those victims are located in the United States. But the group's evolution from traditional ransomware operator to a hybrid model combining direct extortion with initial access brokerage makes it particularly dangerous for large enterprises.

The numbers tell a grim story. According to threat intelligence from the Department of Health and Human Services, Everest has conducted at least 20 confirmed attacks on healthcare organizations between April 2021 and July 2024, with medical imaging providers disproportionately represented among the victims.

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Play Ransomware Group Targets Enterprise Infrastructure with Surgical Precision
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Play Ransomware Group Targets Enterprise Infrastructure with Surgical Precision

As ransomware continues to evolve from opportunistic crime to targeted operations against high-value entities, security leaders face a sobering reality: the threat actors are professional, persistent, and continuously improving their craft. The question for enterprise security programs is no longer whether they could be compromised, but whether they can detect and respond to a compromise before irreversible damage occurs.

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