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Ransomware in 2025: A Year of Record Attacks, Rising Costs, and Expanding Threat Actors

kathy hoffman · 2026-04-14 · Read original ↗

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8 predictions
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
99%
"utilize it which has been observed in early 2026. underlying all of this was the continued growth of ransomware - as - a - service ( raas ) platforms. these ecosystems provided tools, infrastructure, and support to affiliates, allowing even relatively inexperienced actors to carr…"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
96%
"##reported or undisclosed incidents. growth rates in victim numbers exceeded 50 percent year over year, and the final quarter of 2025 alone saw record - breaking figures. what stands out is not just the volume, but the breadth. ransomware was no longer reserved for high - value, …"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
96%
"to execute large - scale campaigns, often exploiting vulnerabilities in widely used software to compromise multiple organizations simultaneously. in addition to these established groups, 2025 saw the rise of more fluid, collaborative networks — sometimes described as “ supergroup…"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
92%
"with fewer resources to invest in cybersecurity and often relying on outdated systems, these organizations presented attractive, low - resistance targets. ransomware groups no longer needed to focus exclusively on large enterprises to generate profit ; scale alone could drive ret…"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
84%
"ransomware in 2025 : a year of record attacks, rising costs, and expanding threat actors april 14, 2026 if 2024 signaled that ransomware was becoming a systemic threat, 2025 confirmed it. over the course of the year, ransomware evolved into one of the most disruptive forces in th…"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
83%
"also impact supply chains, disrupting thousands of dependent businesses. industry analyses throughout 2025 consistently highlighted the systemic impact of ransomware events, particularly in manufacturing and industrial sectors. ransomware tactics the tactics used by ransomware gr…"
T1657Financial Theft
51%
"also impact supply chains, disrupting thousands of dependent businesses. industry analyses throughout 2025 consistently highlighted the systemic impact of ransomware events, particularly in manufacturing and industrial sectors. ransomware tactics the tactics used by ransomware gr…"
T1080Taint Shared Content
31%
"utilize it which has been observed in early 2026. underlying all of this was the continued growth of ransomware - as - a - service ( raas ) platforms. these ecosystems provided tools, infrastructure, and support to affiliates, allowing even relatively inexperienced actors to carr…"

Summary

Ransomware’s evolution accelerated in 2025, transforming into a highly industrialized, fast-moving cyber threat impacting organizations.

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