*Perspective Chapter: Ransomware DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108433*

**Table 1.**

*Ransomware families.*

BlackByte is ransomware as a service (RaaS) that first emerged in July 2021 and primarily exploits vulnerabilities to gain a foothold in the victim's environment [19].

**Table 1** highlights significant ransomware families over the years with additional details such as operator, operating since, and encryption.
