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Latvia’s forestry company Latvijas valsts meži (LVM) faced a ransom demand of $686,300 after a June 2026 attack.

PublisherComparitech
ReportGovernment Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
Published16 July 2026
TopicsRansom, Government, Ransomware

Published by Comparitech in Government Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches, 16 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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Passaic County, New Jersey received an $800,000 ransom demand in March 2026.
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Murray County in the US paid $200,000 in May 2026 to prevent data from being released.
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The largest known ransom demand against a government entity in H1 2026 was $3.1 million against the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa.
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Lørenskog kommune in Norway faced a $1.18 million ransom demand.
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The median ransom demand in H1 2026 was $100,000, which is one-fifth of the H2 2025 median of $500,000.
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In H1 2026, one government entity confirmed it paid a ransom while 16 government entities said they did not pay.
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