First Quarter Of 2025 Sets Record For Ransomware Attacks And Threat Groups
SiliconANGLE, Thursday, April 10th, 2025
A new report released today by cybersecurity services company GuidePoint Security LLC finds that ransomware hit a record high in the first quarter of 2025 as the number of victims surged to more than 2,000 and the landscape became increasingly fragmented with 70 active threat groups.
The finding comes from the GRIT 2025 Q1 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report, which found that there were 2,063 ransomware victims in the quarter, up 102% from the same quarter of 2024. The quarterly number follows another report from S.C. Bitdefender SRL in March that found that February saw 962 ransomware attacks, the highest number of ransomware attacks recorded in a single month.
The rise in ransomware attacks has come at a time when the number of active ransomware and data extortion groups has reached a record high of 70, up from 60 in the fourth quarter of last year and 45 in the first quarter of 2024. The 55.5% year-over-year increase is said in the report to reflect a rapidly fragmenting threat landscape, with more distinct groups carrying out attacks than ever before.