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Play, Dharma/Crysis and Akira executed some of the fastest attacks, often within six hours, in 2024.

PublisherHuntress
ReportHuntress 2025 Cyber Threat Report
Published11 February 2025

Published by Huntress in Huntress 2025 Cyber Threat Report , 11 February 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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The average time-to-ransom (TTR) was just under 17 hours in 2024.
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Akira and RansomHub typically deployed ransomware in around six hours.
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Scripts made up 22% of detected attacks, using PowerShell, VBScript, and JavaScript to perform stealthy, efficient attacks
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