2025 Ransomware: Business as Usual, Business is Booming

Getting an edge on your adversaries involves understanding their behaviors and their mindset. Rapid7 Labs took a look at internal and publicly-available ransomware data for Q1 2025 and added our own insights to provide a picture of the year thus far—and what you can do now to reduce your attack...

The New Ransomware Groups Shaking Up 2025

In 2024, global ransomware attacks hit 5,414, an 11% increase from 2023. After a slow start, attacks spiked in Q2 and surged in Q4, with 1,827 incidents 33% of the year's total. Law enforcement actions against major groups like LockBit caused fragmentation, leading to more competition and a rise ...