Ransomware Statistics Q1 2026: Eight In Nine Attacks Never Become Public

Only one in nine ransomware attacks becomes publicly disclosed. The rest happen in silence. That gap between what is reported and what is real has direct consequences for every organization that buys, sells, or underwrites cyber insurance. This ransomware trend is just part of the BlackFog Q1 2026 State of Ransomware report, released on May … Read more

Ransomware Payments Fail Half the Time – CyberEdge Group’s Startling Report

The CyberEdge Wake-Up Call If you can’t trust a cybercriminal, who can you trust? The 2025 Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) by CyberEdge Group exposes a harsh truth. Victims who make ransomware payments only recover data half the time. That’s right, more than 45% of organizations don’t recover data and walk away empty-handed. Based on a … Read more

Ransomware in Q4 2024 Spike Amid Shift to Scalable Attacks – Report

Global Ransomware Surge Ransomware activity soared in Q4 2024, setting a record with 1,663 victims posted on leak sites, according to the Corvus/Travelers Q4 2024 Cyber Threat Report. That is a 32% jump from Q3, which marks the highest quarterly total they’ve ever recorded. November led the charge with 629 incidents before a drop to … Read more

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