With ransomware attacks plaguing businesses and individuals around the world, Comparitech have released their Ransomware Roundup for July 2026, finding that last month saw nearly 26 ransomware attacks per day.
The research looks into attacks by sector, most prolific groups and attacks by country.
Key findings include:
- 799 attacks in total — 51 confirmed attacks (confirmed by the entity involved)
- Of the 51 confirmed attacks:
- 31 were on businesses
- 10 were on government entities
- 3 were on healthcare companies
- 7 were on educational institutions
- Of the 748 unconfirmed attacks*:
- 657 were on businesses
- 24 were on government entities
- 50 were on healthcare companies
- 16 were on educational institutions
You can find the full research here: https://www.comparitech.com/news/ransomware-roundup-july-2026/
Commenting on this is Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech:
“If we needed a reminder of how dominant a threat ransomware attacks remain, July’s figures provide us with just that. Figures reached the third-highest level in the last 17 months and The Gentlemen and Qilin continued to add hundreds of victims to their data-leak sites. We’ve already logged over 100 victims during the first four days of August 2026, too.
July also saw some of the year’s most significant ransomware attacks. This includes the attack on the Romanian government’s land registry agency, which saw an entire database being wiped, the crippling attacks on AnMed and Fairlife in the US, and the attack on The Craneware Group, which looks set to have resulted in an extensive data breach.
These attacks highlight how ransomware groups hit organisations in various different ways — taking down key systems, stealing troves of data, and even deleting massive datasets. Never has it been more important for organisations to ensure they’re carrying out regular backups (and backups of their backups!) so they can reset systems and restore data as quickly as possible if the worst does happen.”
I would put aside some time to give this a read as it will help you to structure your defenses.
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July Ransomware Attacks: Up 19% from June Says Comparitech
With ransomware attacks plaguing businesses and individuals around the world, Comparitech have released their Ransomware Roundup for July 2026, finding that last month saw nearly 26 ransomware attacks per day.
The research looks into attacks by sector, most prolific groups and attacks by country.
Key findings include:
You can find the full research here: https://www.comparitech.com/news/ransomware-roundup-july-2026/
Commenting on this is Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech:
“If we needed a reminder of how dominant a threat ransomware attacks remain, July’s figures provide us with just that. Figures reached the third-highest level in the last 17 months and The Gentlemen and Qilin continued to add hundreds of victims to their data-leak sites. We’ve already logged over 100 victims during the first four days of August 2026, too.
July also saw some of the year’s most significant ransomware attacks. This includes the attack on the Romanian government’s land registry agency, which saw an entire database being wiped, the crippling attacks on AnMed and Fairlife in the US, and the attack on The Craneware Group, which looks set to have resulted in an extensive data breach.
These attacks highlight how ransomware groups hit organisations in various different ways — taking down key systems, stealing troves of data, and even deleting massive datasets. Never has it been more important for organisations to ensure they’re carrying out regular backups (and backups of their backups!) so they can reset systems and restore data as quickly as possible if the worst does happen.”
I would put aside some time to give this a read as it will help you to structure your defenses.
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