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Ransomware Statistics — 2026

2023 2024 2025 2026 All Time Machine
Total victims
8284
in 2026
Active groups
155
in 2026
Countries hit
151
in 2026

Sector Activity Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026

Manufacturing 1419
Manufacturing
  • Jan139
  • Feb148
  • Mar168
  • Apr150
  • May131
  • Jun113
  • Jul152
  • Aug183
  • Sep148
  • Oct87
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Professional Services 1344
Professional Services
  • Jan97
  • Feb128
  • Mar126
  • Apr189
  • May190
  • Jun140
  • Jul175
  • Aug136
  • Sep99
  • Oct64
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Technology 1067
Technology
  • Jan116
  • Feb126
  • Mar127
  • Apr98
  • May87
  • Jun75
  • Jul126
  • Aug155
  • Sep94
  • Oct63
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Healthcare 745
Healthcare
  • Jan49
  • Feb69
  • Mar64
  • Apr79
  • May70
  • Jun55
  • Jul85
  • Aug117
  • Sep82
  • Oct75
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Retail & E-Commerce 608
Retail & E-Commerce
  • Jan59
  • Feb55
  • Mar61
  • Apr87
  • May62
  • Jun63
  • Jul70
  • Aug73
  • Sep54
  • Oct24
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Financial Services 438
Financial Services
  • Jan42
  • Feb54
  • Mar54
  • Apr42
  • May36
  • Jun29
  • Jul50
  • Aug66
  • Sep40
  • Oct25
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Transportation 358
Transportation
  • Jan23
  • Feb38
  • Mar29
  • Apr37
  • May35
  • Jun26
  • Jul37
  • Aug44
  • Sep30
  • Oct59
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Agriculture and Food Production 319
Agriculture and Food Production
  • Jan24
  • Feb26
  • Mar36
  • Apr35
  • May40
  • Jun39
  • Jul37
  • Aug38
  • Sep25
  • Oct19
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Government & Defense 287
Government & Defense
  • Jan30
  • Feb28
  • Mar41
  • Apr32
  • May25
  • Jun27
  • Jul37
  • Aug26
  • Sep28
  • Oct13
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Education 278
Education
  • Jan27
  • Feb24
  • Mar31
  • Apr23
  • May29
  • Jun25
  • Jul24
  • Aug27
  • Sep33
  • Oct35
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Energy & Utilities 247
Energy & Utilities
  • Jan28
  • Feb20
  • Mar30
  • Apr30
  • May10
  • Jun18
  • Jul35
  • Aug32
  • Sep24
  • Oct20
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct
Hospitality 225
Hospitality
  • Jan21
  • Feb26
  • Mar23
  • Apr20
  • May23
  • Jun21
  • Jul27
  • Aug28
  • Sep20
  • Oct16
  • Nov0
  • Dec0
Jan Oct

Daily Victim Heatmap — 2026

Top 10 Groups

Top 10 Sectors

Victims per Month (2026)

Cumulative Victims (2026)

Top 20 Countries

Victims by Day of Week (2026)

Sector distribution per month in % (2026)

Group Claim Flows

Link thickness reflects how often one group's claim on a victim was followed by another's. Based on 63 victims discovered in 2026 and claimed by 2 or more groups — showing only the top 20 most common paths for readability.

Graph concept by Valéry Rieß-Marchive

Takedown Requests — 2026

Status Breakdown

Requests by Month

New Ransomware Groups in 2026

80
Added Name Victims in 2026 Victims Overall Last Victim
2026-01-05 Sicarii 1 1 2026-01-05
2026-01-06 Vect 25 25 2026-04-15
2026-02-04 The green blood group 2 2 2026-02-04
2026-02-07 Insomnia 53 53 2026-10-05
2026-02-11 Reynolds 1 1 2026-02-11
2026-02-11 Bravox 31 31 2026-10-16
2026-02-17 Payload 77 77 2026-10-08
2026-02-23 Cipherforce 6 6 2026-02-23
2026-02-23 Kittykatkrew 2 2 2026-02-25
2026-02-25 Shadowbyt3$ 21 21 2026-09-16
2026-03-03 Ailock 51 51 2026-08-26
2026-03-12 Loki 1 1 2026-03-12
2026-03-17 Exitium 5 5 2026-10-10
2026-03-21 Alp-001 17 17 2026-04-08
2026-04-03 Netrunner 10 10 2026-10-08
2026-04-03 Krybit 162 162 2026-10-04
2026-04-08 Auditteam 56 56 2026-10-13
2026-04-09 Timc 3 3 2026-04-09
2026-04-13 Lamashtu 48 48 2026-10-05
2026-04-29 Aurora 47 47 2026-10-16
2026-04-29 M3rx 45 45 2026-09-29
2026-04-30 Mnt6 3 3 2026-05-02
2026-05-01 Fulcrumsec 27 27 2026-09-11
2026-05-02 Cmdorganization 43 43 2026-07-31
2026-05-02 Blackwater 12 12 2026-08-24
2026-05-04 Prinzeugen 5 5 2026-06-28
2026-05-05 Icarus 12 12 2026-06-23
2026-05-10 Leakbazaar 9 9 2026-05-10
2026-05-18 Titan 26 26 2026-09-22
2026-05-28 0day syndicate 5 5 2026-05-29
2026-06-02 Black x 14 14 2026-10-09
2026-06-09 Ulose 6 6 2026-09-30
2026-06-13 Triple x 4 4 2026-08-05
2026-06-15 Deadlock 107 107 2026-10-12
2026-06-26 Wallstreet 43 43 2026-10-16
2026-06-28 Settra 86 86 2026-10-09
2026-06-28 Redact 7 7 2026-10-16
2026-06-29 Blackfield 2 2 2026-07-03
2026-07-06 Cry0 5 5 2026-10-09
2026-07-06 Doommageddon 16 16 2026-10-05
2026-07-06 Booba project 31 31 2026-10-04
2026-07-09 Crpxo 37 37 2026-08-02
2026-07-13 D1r 3 3 2026-07-13
2026-07-26 Exfilsquad 15 15 2026-07-26
2026-07-26 Global secret group 49 49 2026-10-05
2026-07-30 Gammax 7 7 2026-09-29
2026-07-30 Kyber 1 1 2026-07-30
2026-08-04 Orova 54 54 2026-10-13
2026-08-05 Panzer 43 43 2026-10-13
2026-08-05 Orion 14 14 2026-08-05
2026-08-05 Dark project 33 33 2026-10-12
2026-08-06 Barracuda 14 14 2026-10-09
2026-08-07 L group 28 28 2026-08-23
2026-08-07 Helix 8 8 2026-08-22
2026-08-07 Storm 86 86 2026-10-16
2026-08-09 Sovcali 1 1 2026-08-09
2026-08-12 Majinahanashi 3 3 2026-08-29
2026-08-12 Emperador 42 42 2026-10-15
2026-08-12 Ethics 3 3 2026-08-12
2026-08-14 Bluewhale 2 2 2026-08-14
2026-08-15 Xpl0itrs 8 8 2026-08-20
2026-08-16 Eclipse 19 19 2026-10-14
2026-08-20 Iah6477 15 15 2026-10-15
2026-08-20 Dysphor1a 11 11 2026-09-06
2026-08-30 Zawoo 25 25 2026-09-24
2026-08-30 Falcon 3 3 2026-08-31
2026-09-03 Vexy ransomware 22 22 2026-10-16
2026-09-05 Blacklocks 3 3 2026-09-26
2026-09-18 Spirals 5 5 2026-10-03
2026-09-18 N0n 103 103 2026-10-16
2026-09-18 Endzone 6 6 2026-10-06
2026-09-24 Imnotavillain 2 2 2026-09-24
2026-10-05 Vypr 7 7 2026-10-05
2026-10-05 Byod 8 8 2026-10-13
2026-10-06 Umbra 10 10 2026-10-10
2026-10-08 Scarlettgroup 1 1 2026-10-08
2026-10-10 Majinahanashi 19 19 2026-10-10
2026-10-13 Hyflock 8 8 2026-10-13
2026-10-15 0x00 1 1 2026-10-15
2026-10-16 The seven deadly sins 8 8 2026-10-16