In August, we recorded 997 ransomware attacks, a 23 percent increase from July (809). It exceeds the previous record in February 2025, when 988 attacks were noted.

Since it first emerged in mid-2025, The Gentlemen has claimed responsibility for 675 ransomware attacks. 600 of these attacks occurred in 2026 (up to the end of July), making it the second-most domina...

The number of ransomware attacks jumped 19 percent from 668 in June to 799 in July. This is the second-highest figure of the year so far, being just behind March’s total of 805 attacks.

Ransomware attacks on government entities in H1 2026 jumped by over 13% when compared to H2 2025, increasing from 165 to 187.

Global ransomware attacks reached a new high in H1 of 2026 with an average of 23 attacks per day. During the first six months of 2026, we logged 4,217 ransomware attacks. This is an 11 percent increas...

More than eight percent of organizations’ domains are fully unprotected, meaning they have no SPF, DMARC, DKIM, or MTA-STS measures in place.

Our analysis of 373 UK council websites found that, despite government guidance, just one in three councils implemented a Content Security Policy (CSP).

Ransomware attacks increased by just over three percent from April 2026 to May 2026, but remained low when compared to the other months of the year.

Yesterday, it was confirmed that 80,867 people were impacted in a data breach at Tulane University. The breach follows a ransomware incident in August 2025.

IMA Diligence Services notified 525,306 people of a data breach that leaked SSNs, medical info and finances. Claimed by Genesis ransomware.

Industrial Acceptance Corporation notified 79,216 people of a data breach that leaked SSNs in a ransomware attack.

Cardinal Services, Inc. has started issuing data breach notifications to 142,323 people following two separate cybersecurity incidents in 2025.

A cybercriminal group called SafePay took credit for a cyber attack at the Harrison County Commission in West Virginia.

Ransomware group DragonForce took credit for a cyber attack on AdvancedHealth, which operates hundreds of medical clinics in Tennessee.

All of the 48 island nations rely on just 126 undersea cables to provide them with access to the world’s internet. What risk is there of them being cut off by accident or design?

Over the weekend, ransomware gang Lynx claimed the March 2026 attack on St Anne's Catholic School in Southampton, UK. It alleges to have stolen confidential information, financial data, and contracts.

We explore how stolen passwords are accessed, traded, and aggregated before being utilized in credential-stuffing campaigns, ransomware attacks, business email compromise, and so on.

In April 2026, ransomware attacks dropped by nearly 22 percent, falling to the lowest level in six months. A total of 628 ransomware attacks were recorded in April, following a peak in March (801).

In April 2026, ransomware attacks dropped by nearly 22 percent, falling to the lowest level in six months. A total of 628 ransomware attacks were recorded in April, following a peak in March (801).

Yesterday, ransomware group Rhysida added STELIA Aerospace North America Inc. to its data leak site, issuing a 27 bitcoin ($2.07 million) ransom demand for 10 TB of data. A ransom deadline of seven da...

Rodenburg Law Firm warned 81,307 people of a data breach that compromised SSNs, payment cards, and medical info. Claimed by Akira Ransomware.

Analysis of 1,732 forum threads, 7,707 registered users, and 340,000 IP records from the notorious Russian-language cybercrime forum, RAMP.

We identified 179 suspected industrial control devices responding on port 502, the default port used by the Modbus protocol.

Mister Guns, is notifying 21,225 people of a data breach following unauthorized access to its systems in November 2025.

In March 2026, ransomware attacks rose to the highest level of the year with 780 in total – a 13 percent increase on February’s figure (692).

Humana notified patients of a breach that compromised SSNs and medical info. Ransomware group Clop took credit.

A ransomware group called Inc took credit for hacking Namibia Airports Company, the country's top airport operator.

Over the weekend, ransomware gang Genesis added the City of Hart, Michigan, to its data leak site. It alleges to have stolen 300 GB of data and has given the City less than six days to meet its ransom...

Despite February being the shortest month of the year, ransomware attacks across the globe remained high. 685 attacks were recorded in February 2026, following 718 in January 2026.

Ransomware group Rhysida took credit for a cyber attack on the local government of Southold, New York that crippled the city's systems.

North East Medical Services (NEMS) is notifying 91,513 patients of an October 2025 data breach following a cyber attack on its third-party software provider, UnitedLayer. In November 2025, ransomware ...

Ransomware gang, Akira, has added prominent Canadian retailer, Ardene, to its data leak site and alleges to have stolen 58 GB of data.

2026 kicked off with more ransomware attacks than usual: 710 in total. While slightly lower than the total recorded in December 2025 (783), January’s figure is still significantly higher than 2025’s m...

In 2025, ransomware gangs took credit for 251 cyberattacks on schools, universities, and other educational institutions. While similar to 2024’s figure (247), 2025’s attacks resulted in the breach of ...

A ransomware group called Lynx yesterday took credit for a cyber attack on Lakelands Public Health in Ontario, Canada.

Alpine Ear, Nose & Throat notified 65,648 people of a data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info.

From January to November 2025, Akira claimed responsibility for 683 ransomware attacks, making it the second most dominant strain this year behind Qilin (864 attacks during the same period).