Comparitech has published a new study looking at ransomware attacks against the education sector in H1 2026, finding that while overall attacks against educational institutions declined, attacks on higher education actually increased.
Key findings include:
- 104 attacks in total
- 36 confirmed attacks
- 68 unconfirmed attacks
- Nearly 693,000 records are known to have been breached in the confirmed attacks
- Median ransom demand: $420,620 – up 53% from $275,000 in H2 2025
- The ransomware strains that made the most attack claims were The Gentlemen and Qilin (15 each), LockBit (9), Interlock and Nova (6 each)
- The Gentlemen claimed the most confirmed attacks (6), followed by Interlock (4) and Qilin and LockBit (3 each)
For full details, the research can be read here: https://www.comparitech.com/news/education-ransomware-roundup-h1-2026-stats-on-attacks-ransoms-and-data-breaches/
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Comparitech Education Ransomware Roudup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
Comparitech has published a new study looking at ransomware attacks against the education sector in H1 2026, finding that while overall attacks against educational institutions declined, attacks on higher education actually increased.
Key findings include:
For full details, the research can be read here: https://www.comparitech.com/news/education-ransomware-roundup-h1-2026-stats-on-attacks-ransoms-and-data-breaches/
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