Clorox, Boeing, MGM and more: Why big hacks have surged in 2023

The number of victims of cyber extortion – which includes ransomware – in the first three quarters of 2023 is already 33% higher than all of last year, according to a report published last month by Orange Cyberdefense. — Image by gstudioimagen1 on Freepik

Widely disruptive, large-scale hacks are surging.

After a lull in 2022, ransomware attacks on high-value targets such as big companies, banks, hospitals or government agencies, have seen a “massive uptick” this year, rising 51% through late November, according to cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. Last year, such attacks declined from the year before, the company said.