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The strains with the most confirmed attacks on government entities were The Gentlemen (10), Qilin (9), LockBit (7), and INC (6).

PublisherComparitech
ReportGovernment Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
Published16 July 2026
TopicsRansomware, Government, The Gentlemen, Qilin, Threat Actors

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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In H1 2026, one government entity confirmed it paid a ransom while 16 government entities said they did not pay.
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The Gentlemen surged 588% quarter-over-quarter to 179 posts in Q1.
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The Gentlemen posted 101 victims in April, 77 in May, and 122 in June.
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Deadlock emerged in June 2026 with 75 named victims in a single month.
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Deadlock was absent from public data-leak sites for 11 months before emerging publicly.
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Qilin fell from 111 data leak posts in April to 79 in June, a 29% decrease.
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