GRIT-2026-Ransomware-and-Cyber-Threat-Report.pdf

# Executive summary GuidePoint GRIT's 2026 Ransomware and Cyber Threat Report reviews 2025 as a record-setting year for ransomware and data extortion: 7,515 publicly posted victims claimed by 124 named groups, with major campaigns from Qilin, Akira, and Clop leveraging critical CVEs (including zero-days) and commoditized techniques such as BYOVD and Living-off-the-Land; the report covers industry and country impacts, vulnerability and CWE trends, ransomware payment analytics, law enforcement takedowns, and forecasted signposts for 2026.