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title: "The ION Group Ransomware Attack: Predictive Analysis"
description: Every third party risk and cyber security risk analyst wants to know whether the recent ransomware attack on ION Group could have been predicted. Could it?
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# The ION Group Ransomware Attack: Was it Predictable?

ION Group was targeted and successfully attacked on or about 31 January 2023 by LockBit, an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, which operates an illicit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business. The attack appears to have targeted ION Group's Cleared Derivatives Division and caused widespread market disruption. ABN Amro, Macquarie, RBC, Intesa Sanpaolo were among impacted firms; overall, 42 of ION's clients are known to have been affected

### Could TPRM have predicted it?

That is the million $ question. Could a third party risk analyst or team, or CISO have predicted the ransomware attack, and been better prepared for it? Are there tools that could have been handy? 

Supply Wisdom performed a *look-back analysis* into ION Group, based on [risk intelligence](http://supplywisdom.com) from our solution. Here is what we found and the answer might surprise you!

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