Cyberdudebivash

  Executive Snapshot GenAI is amplifying the entire ransomware kill chain —from phishing content & websites to code snippets, discovery scripts, negotiation notes , even voice/video deepfakes used in pretexting. Mainstream research from Microsoft, IBM, and Europol documents rapidly growing criminal adoption of AI across fraud and intrusion workflows. Europol +3 Microsoft +3 IBM +3 Volume is volatile—but risk remains high. NCC Group’s 2025 monthlies show fluctuating counts (e.g., 376 attacks in July; 328 in August ), with Industrials persistently targeted. Lower monthly totals don’t equal safety; capability is compounding. nccgroup.com +1 System-intrusion breaches remain heavily ransomware-linked. Verizon DBIR 2025 highlights ransomware’s outsized share of system intrusion patterns—underscoring why containment and recovery must be board-level objectives. Verizon +1 Criminal ecosystems are professionalizing. “As-a-Service” platforms (phish kits, infrastructure) ...