Government Agencies Falling Victim to Ransomware Daily, Warns Study
Government organizations are targeted by attackers who know agencies cannot afford disruption to public services
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Government organizations are targeted by attackers who know agencies cannot afford disruption to public services
Bitdefender researchers warned of curious ransomware campaign which has targeted businesses around the world
Report Fraud data reveals that more than half of 323 UK ransomware victims last year were SMEs
ESET details GentleKiller, the EDR-killer framework the Gentlemen ransomware gang gives affiliates
The cybersecurity workers used their knowledge and skills to conduct ransomware attacks for notorious gang, rather than protect victims against them
Searchlight Cyber reports a 30% annual increase in ransomware victim numbers in 2025
Ransomware victims surged in Q4 2025 despite fewer active extortion groups, with data leaks rising 50%, ReliaQuest researchers report
CrowdStrike data reveals a 13% annual increase in the number of European ransomware victims in 2025
Check Point has identified a dozen attacks in September that bore the LockBit stamp, with half of them attributed to the group’s new ransomware version
Asahi confirmed it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, and revealed it has started manual order processing amid ongoing operational disruption
Insight Partners has released more details of a 2024 ransomware breach impacting thousands of individuals
Microsoft observed Storm-0501 pivot to the victim’s cloud environment to exfiltrate data rapidly and prevent the victim’s recovery
Trend Micro highlighted a sophisticated post-compromise attack chain to deploy the Warlock ransomware in unpatched SharePoint on-prem environments
TRM Labs observed crypto payments worth $34.2m moved from victims addresses to a range of destinations likely associated with the group
Ransomware actors deploy a range of activities to make it harder for victims to recover and increase the consequences of not paying demands
Semperis found that executives were physically threatened in 40% of ransomware incidents, in a bid to pressure victims to pay demands
Avast researchers shared a step-by-step guide to decrypt files for victims of FunkSec ransomware
Despite being a rebrand of several ransomware families, GLOBAL GROUP innovated with the use of an AI chatbot in the negotiation process
Trend Micro has observed the Bert ransomware group in operation since April 2025, with confirmed victims in sectors including healthcare, technology and event services
UK ransomware victims are paying extortionists twice as much as a year ago