Ransomware Report
Command the Digital Frontier: Bridge the Attribution Chasm with the ThreatNG Ransomware Report
Your internal security setup is strong, but in the age of AI-powered "crime factories," simply being "secure" isn't enough. While your sensors monitor the fortress from within, "Big Game Hunters" like Cipherwolf and Scattered Spider are already exploiting the Attribution Chasm — the unseen blind spots in your external attack surface that internal tools were never meant to detect. With 80% of CISOs under extreme pressure and every hour of downtime now costing upwards of $1,000,000, you can no longer afford the "Hidden Tax on the SOC": the manual, multi-day fire drills spent validating ambiguous risks. The ThreatNG Ransomware Report restores control, delivering the Veracity™ (Certainty Intelligence) you need to transition from operational chaos to elite boardroom mastery. By analyzing your organization from the outside in, the ThreatNG Ransomware Report identifies the precise infection vectors that adversaries prioritize before they can reach your internal environment.
Elite Mastery: How the ThreatNG Ransomware Report Delivers Restored Control
Bridge the Boardroom Chasm with Business-Relevant Risk Quantification
Stop speaking a technical language your board doesn't understand. With alignment between CISOs and directors dropping to just 64%, the ThreatNG Ransomware Report provides the shared language of risk you need. At the heart of the report is the Breach and Ransomware Susceptibility Security Rating, an authoritative A-F grade that translates complex external vulnerabilities into a clear mandate for protecting company valuation. By delivering Legal-Grade Attribution™, the ThreatNG Ransomware Report provides the irrefutable evidence required to justify security investments and satisfy rigorous insurance underwriting in a single, dynamically generated document.
Eliminate the "Hidden Tax" on Your SOC and End Manual Fire Drills
Burnout is a systemic risk, with 67% of security leaders exhausted by the constant cycle of low-context alerts. The ThreatNG Ransomware Report resolves the Contextual Certainty Deficit by using the patent-backed Context Engine™ to fuse technical findings with decisive financial and operational context. Instead of wasting hundreds of man-hours on manual validation, your team receives a prioritized operational mandate directly from the ThreatNG Ransomware Report. Our Overwatch™ facility replaces chaos with automation, instantly scanning your entire portfolio for critical CVEs and supply chain exposures to stop the $1,000,000-per-hour downtime clock before it even starts.
Neutralize "Big Game Hunters" by Owning the Adversary View
To defeat a sophisticated enemy, you must see your organization through their eyes. While traditional "Inside-Out" tools wait for an intrusion, the ThreatNG Ransomware Report provides "Outside-In" intelligence to identify "Attack Choke Points" during reconnaissance. Utilizing DarChain™ modeling, the ThreatNG Ransomware Report maps precise exploit chains—from abandoned subdomains to leaked API keys, allowing you to disrupt the Adversary Narrative. By identifying "Precursor Malware Infections" and Web3 brand impersonations before they mature, the ThreatNG Ransomware Report makes you and ThreatNG partners in an elite alliance against the industrialized extortion economy.
The ThreatNG Ransomware Report is a specialized dynamically generated document that comprehensively analyzes an organization's exposure to ransomware vectors and is structured into the following sections:
Breach and Ransomware Susceptibility Score
The Breach and Ransomware Susceptibility Score is a metric that evaluates the likelihood of a security breach and ransomware attack on an organization's systems and infrastructure. This score is calculated based on external attack surface and digital risk intelligence, which includes domain intelligence, exposed sensitive ports, known vulnerabilities, and dark web presence.
ThreatNG calculates the Breach and Ransomware Susceptibility Score from this aggregated intelligence resulting in the organization's overall risk level, helping prioritize remediation efforts to reduce the likelihood of a security breach or ransomware attack.
Internet-Facing Vulnerabilities and Misconfigurations
Ransomware Infection Vector
Focuses on preparing for and addressing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations of internet-facing assets. Internet-facing assets encompass any system, service, or application directly accessible from the Internet. These critical elements are particularly vulnerable due to their exposure to threats and attacks originating from anywhere worldwide. The heightened risk associated with these assets underscores the importance of implementing robust security measures to safeguard against a broad spectrum of cyber threats.
Phishing
Ransomware Infection Vector
Highlights the preparations and countermeasures against ransomware linked to phishing attacks. Phishing is a cyber-attack method wherein malicious actors seek to deceive individuals into divulging sensitive information, encompassing login credentials, financial details, or other personal data. In the realm of ransomware, attackers leverage phishing emails or messages as a vehicle to disseminate malware. This malicious software, often concealed within attachments or links, poses a significant threat. Clicking or opening such attachments initiates the ransomware infection on the victim's device, underscoring the importance of vigilance and robust cybersecurity practices.
Precursor Malware Infection
Ransomware Infection Vector
Offers insights into preparing for and addressing ransomware through identifying and mitigating precursor malware infections. A "Precursor Malware Infection" denotes the initial phase of a cyber attack, wherein a system or device is compromised by malware strategically employed as a preliminary step for a more substantial and sophisticated assault. Precursor malware establishes a foothold in the target system, facilitating unauthorized access and laying the groundwork for subsequent, more malicious activities. Understanding and addressing this early-stage threat is paramount to fortifying our cybersecurity defenses.
Third Parties and Managed Service Providers
Ransomware Infection Vector
Addresses preparations and strategies for dealing with ransomware threats from third parties and managed service providers. The "Third Parties and Managed Service Providers" category poses a potential ransomware infection vector, as cybercriminals strategically target and exploit security weaknesses or vulnerabilities within these external entities to gain unauthorized access to the networks and systems of the organizations they support. This vector underscores the interconnected nature of business relationships and dependencies, emphasizing the need for vigilant cybersecurity measures to mitigate potential risks to organizational security.
ThreatNG Ransomware Report Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Traditional "Inside-Out" security—relying on agents, EDR, and SIEM—has reached a point of diminishing returns. In 2025, 58% of significant cyber incidents occurred despite a tool in place to prevent them. Modern "AI-powered crime factories" prioritize external reconnaissance to find the path of least resistance. The ThreatNG Ransomware Report provides the adversarial view, identifying the "Contextual Certainty Deficit" that internal sensors are designed to miss.
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The "Hidden Tax" is the massive operational drain caused by security teams performing "multi-day manual fire drills" to validate ambiguous, low-context alerts. ThreatNG eliminates this tax by providing Legal-Grade Attribution™. Our Context Engine™ fuses technical findings with decisive legal and financial identifiers, transforming chaotic data into a prioritized operational mandate.
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The score is a unique A-F grade derived from 11 high-fidelity exposure vectors. It uses Multi-Source Data Fusion to correlate domain intelligence, exposed sensitive ports (like RDP 3389 or SQL 1433), known vulnerabilities (KEV/EPSS), and dark web presence. This provides the boardroom with a shared language for risk that directly impacts business valuation.
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Yes. Every ThreatNG Ransomware Report is dynamically mapped to the four primary infection vectors identified in the CISA Ransomware Guide:
Internet-Facing Vulnerabilities and Misconfigurations.
Phishing Susceptibility (including Web3 and typosquatting).
Precursor Malware Infection (identifying "Initial Access" readiness).
Third Parties and Managed Service Providers.
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n 2026, speed defines survival. The median time from initial intrusion to ransomware execution has dropped to just 5 days. For 44% of large enterprises, a single hour of downtime now costs over $1,000,000. By identifying "Attack Choke Points" at the reconnaissance stage, the report stops the $1M/hour clock before it ever starts.
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"Big Game Hunters" utilize sophisticated social engineering and external pivots to bypass technical controls. DarChain™ is our contextual hyper-analysis solution that maps precise adversary exploit chains—from an abandoned staging subdomain to a leaked API key—without requiring internal agents. By pinpointing these "Pivot Points," we empower you to break the kill chain before the encryption phase.
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Absolutely. Using the SaaSqwatch™ module, the report identifies your "Supply Chain Attack Surface" across thousands of technologies. This is critical because 70% of organizations experienced a material third-party cyber incident in 2025. We provide a "Supply Chain & Third-Party Exposure Security Rating" to ensure your vendors aren't a backdoor into your data.
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NHIs—leaked API keys, service accounts, and system credentials—are the new "Keys to the Kingdom." In 2025, 83% of successful ransomware attacks compromised identity infrastructure. ThreatNG scans public code repositories and archived pages to identify high-privilege machine identities, providing a clear mandate to rotate credentials before they are used for exfiltration.
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A standard scan tells you what is "broken"; Veracity™ (Certainty Intelligence) tells you what is "weaponizable". By resolving the Attribution Chasm, ThreatNG provides irrefutable, observed evidence of risk. We don't just give a list of CVEs; we provide the business context required to justify security investments to the board and insurers.
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Because ThreatNG uses purely external, unauthenticated discovery, there are no connectors or agents to install. You can move from "Chaos to Control" by generating a comprehensive report in minutes that provides immediate visibility into your susceptibility score and CISA-mapped remediation priorities.
Breach and Ransomware Susceptibility Score: Susceptibility assessment to security breaches and ransomware attacks.
Ransomware Intelligence Repository: Searchable intelligence repository of ransomware attacks and the threat actors behind them.
Dark Web Presence Investigation Module: Investigation module that discovers and reports on ransomware events, dark web mentions (people, places, and things), and compromised credentials.

