This morning, Comparitech researchers published an in-depth look at the impact of government ransomware attacks globally for the period of Q1-Q3 2025.
According to the study, during the first nine months of this year, there was a total of 276 attacks on government organizations, which was a 41 percent increase from the same period in 2024 (196).
This study dives into all things government ransomware attacks — including the average ransomware demand across these attacks, which ransomware gangs were the most prolific in this sector, which countries were most impacted, as well as which attacks were the largest in this period.
Key Finding Include:
- 276 attacks in total
- 147 confirmed attacks
- 129 unconfirmed attacks
- 443,522 records are known to have been breached in the confirmed attacks
- Average ransom demand across all attacks = $1.95 million
- The US has seen an 8% increase in attacks (when compared to the same period of 2024)
- The ransomware strains that claimed the most attacks against government agencies were Qilin (31), Babuk (26), INC (25), SafePay (13), Funksec (12), RansomHub (12), and Medusa (10)
- Qilin took credit for the most confirmed attacks (19), followed by INC (12), RansomHub (8), and SafePay (6), and Medusa (6)
For full details, the study can be read here.
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Government Ransomware Roundup: Q1-Q3 2025 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
This morning, Comparitech researchers published an in-depth look at the impact of government ransomware attacks globally for the period of Q1-Q3 2025.
According to the study, during the first nine months of this year, there was a total of 276 attacks on government organizations, which was a 41 percent increase from the same period in 2024 (196).
This study dives into all things government ransomware attacks — including the average ransomware demand across these attacks, which ransomware gangs were the most prolific in this sector, which countries were most impacted, as well as which attacks were the largest in this period.
Key Finding Include:
For full details, the study can be read here.
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