Cybernews’ latest 2025 Q1 overview reveals an alarming surge in ransomware activity. According to the Ransomlooker tool, 2,028 known ransomware attacks occurred in just three months, with a 101.8% increase compared to Q1 2024. The number of active ransomware gangs also spiked, with 65 groups operating in the first quarter.
The findings also show ransomware gangs adopting a more calculated, high-stakes approach with attacks aimed at billion-dollar Fortune 500 corporations.
This report offers key insights into where ransomware is headed and who’s next in the crosshairs. The shift toward targeting billion-dollar corporations highlights the growing risk to industries essential to everyday life and the downstream effects the attacks can have on global supply chains and public services.
Key findings of this research:
2,028 ransomware victims were tracked in Q1 2025 — up from 1,005 in Q1 2024. That’s a 101.8% increase in attacks.
LockBit dropped from first place to 21st, with attacks falling from 219 in Q1 2024 to just 23 in Q1 2025.
65 ransomware gangs active in Q1 2025, up from 47 the year before — 14 were new or rebranded.
The top 10 victims had a combined annual revenue of $329.8 billion.
Estimated potential ransom demands (1%) from those top victims could exceed $3.3 billion.
Most targeted sectors are manufacturing and industrial, consumer and retail services, technology and IT, transportation and logistics, and business services.
Cl0p, Akira, and RansomHub were the most active ransomware gangs.
The US remains the top target with 783 known cases, followed by Canada and the UK.
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Ransomware attacks increased by 102% in 2025
Cybernews’ latest 2025 Q1 overview reveals an alarming surge in ransomware activity. According to the Ransomlooker tool, 2,028 known ransomware attacks occurred in just three months, with a 101.8% increase compared to Q1 2024. The number of active ransomware gangs also spiked, with 65 groups operating in the first quarter.
The findings also show ransomware gangs adopting a more calculated, high-stakes approach with attacks aimed at billion-dollar Fortune 500 corporations.
This report offers key insights into where ransomware is headed and who’s next in the crosshairs. The shift toward targeting billion-dollar corporations highlights the growing risk to industries essential to everyday life and the downstream effects the attacks can have on global supply chains and public services.
Key findings of this research:
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