Ransomware
Statistics and intelligence on ransomware attacks, trends, and prevention strategies across global organizations.
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Play dropped to third place of most active threat groups in June 2025 with 29 attacks.
Ransomware attacks in the Consumer Discretionary sector (including retail) fell significantly from 102 in May 2025 to 76 in June 2025.
Asia had a 12% share of ransomware attacks (43 cases) in June 2025.
The Handala ransomware group, a pro-Palestine group, targeted 17 Israeli organisations between 14th and 30th June 2025. These attacks coincided with the 12-day Iran-Israel war.
Industrials represented nearly a third (30%) of all ransomware attacks in Q2.
Akira was the second most active threat group in June 2025, with 31 attacks, rising from fourth place in May.
Qilin saw a significant rise in Q2 2025 with 151 attacks, up from 95 attacks in Q1.
SafePay dropped to fourth place of most active threat groups in June 2025 with 27 attacks.
Europe experienced an 8% drop in June 2025, accounting for 21% of ransomware attacks (79 cases). This was fewer than half the number recorded in North America.
South America had a 4% share of ransomware attacks (15 cases) in June 2025.
Overall, 79% of all global ransomware cases in June 2025 took place in North America and Europe combined
Industrials remained the most targeted sector, accounting for 27% of all attacks in June 2025, which was 102 cases.
North America remained the hardest-hit region, accounting for 58% of all global ransomware attacks (215 cases) in June 2025.
April experienced a 51% increase in publicly disclosed ransomware attacks year-on-year, with a total of 89 attacks.
The Construction, Hospitality, and Arts and Entertainment sectors reported their highest ever Q2 2025 ransomware attack volumes.
June 2025 saw a 113% increase in publicly disclosed ransomware attacks year-on-year, with a total of 96 attacks.
The retail sector saw its highest ever Q2 2025 ransomware attack volumes, with publicly disclosed incidents jumping by 58% compared to Q1 2025.
The services industry was the third most targeted for ransomware, with 33 publicly disclosed attacks between April - June 2025.
95% of publicly disclosed ransomware attacks involved the theft of sensitive information.
A total of 276 publicly disclosed ransomware incidents occurred from April to June 2025.