Cybersecurity statistics / Ransomware
| Publisher | BlackFog |
| Report | The State of Ransomware Q1 | 2026 |
| Published | 6 May 2026 |
| Topics | Ransomware, Ransomware Trends |
Published by BlackFog in The State of Ransomware Q1 | 2026, 6 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
| In H1 2026, one government entity confirmed it paid a ransom while 16 government entities said they did not pay. Comparitech, 19/07/2026 |
| The Gentlemen surged 588% quarter-over-quarter to 179 posts in Q1. ReliaQuest, 19/07/2026 |
| The Gentlemen posted 101 victims in April, 77 in May, and 122 in June. ReliaQuest, 19/07/2026 |
| Deadlock emerged in June 2026 with 75 named victims in a single month. ReliaQuest, 19/07/2026 |
| Deadlock was absent from public data-leak sites for 11 months before emerging publicly. ReliaQuest, 19/07/2026 |
| Qilin fell from 111 data leak posts in April to 79 in June, a 29% decrease. ReliaQuest, 19/07/2026 |
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