GuidePoint Security, a cybersecurity solutions leader enabling organizations to make smarter decisions and minimize risk, announced today the release of the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team’s (GRIT) annual Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report.
The GRIT 2025 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report provides exclusive in-depth research, insights and analysis on the evolving ransomware ecosystem, exploring who cybercriminals are targeting (and why), the top tactics threat actors are using and what the future may hold for emerging ransomware groups in 2025.
Noteworthy findings from this year’s report include:
- A record high of ransomware victims, with 1,600+ ransomware victims in Q4 2024 alone—the largest number recorded in a single quarter since the report’s inception.
- A 40% YoY increase in active threat groups, illustrating a continually-developing threat landscape. GRIT identified 88+ total active threat groups in 2024, including 40 newly observed adversaries.
- An average of 92 ransomware victims were posted per week on the dark web. RansomHub claimed the largest number of victims in 2024, displacing LockBit as the most active ransomware group for the first time since 2021.
- The United States remains a top geographic target for ransomware attacks. In 2024, more than half (52%) of ransomware victims were based in the U.S.
- An average of 110 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) published per day,underscoring the overwhelming volume and velocity of information which cybersecurity teams are facing. Almost 40,000 CVEs were reported in 2024, a 43% increase from 2023.
- Nearly 44% of vulnerabilities were rated “High” or “Critical” severity. However, threat actors continue to rely on historical vulnerabilities from preceding years.
- The Manufacturing industry was most heavily impacted by ransomware, followed by the Technology and Retail/Wholesale industries. Interestingly, despite several high-profile attacks in 2024, the Healthcare sector dropped out of the top three most affected industries by the end of the year.
The report also explores the impacts of ransomware on critical infrastructure, examines threat actor deception and misinformation efforts in 2024 and examines major ransomware events throughout the year, including the continued fallout from Operation Cronos.
The GRIT 2025 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report is based on data obtained from publicly available resources, vendor threat research, internal incident response case data and open-source intelligence collected from illicit forums and marketplaces.
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Ransomware Victims and Threat Groups Have Reached An All-Time High, GuidePoint Security Finds
GuidePoint Security, a cybersecurity solutions leader enabling organizations to make smarter decisions and minimize risk, announced today the release of the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team’s (GRIT) annual Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report.
The GRIT 2025 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report provides exclusive in-depth research, insights and analysis on the evolving ransomware ecosystem, exploring who cybercriminals are targeting (and why), the top tactics threat actors are using and what the future may hold for emerging ransomware groups in 2025.
Noteworthy findings from this year’s report include:
The report also explores the impacts of ransomware on critical infrastructure, examines threat actor deception and misinformation efforts in 2024 and examines major ransomware events throughout the year, including the continued fallout from Operation Cronos.
The GRIT 2025 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report is based on data obtained from publicly available resources, vendor threat research, internal incident response case data and open-source intelligence collected from illicit forums and marketplaces.
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