Data Breaches Digest: Ransomware Victims

Editor's Message

Welcome to DBD. Cybercrime made global headlines in 2025. Attacks on well-known brands and organisations raised public awareness of the severity, frequency and impact of cyber attacks. Ransomware attacks were the highest ever recorded, and 2026 could be worse, as cyber criminals continue to extort their victims, with little chance of being brought to justice. It's a dangerous world out there, so please be extra vigilant and mindful of the risks and threats. Wishing you all the best for the New Year. Thanks again for all your support. Stay safe. :)

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Dentons Senior Analyst, Washington D.C.

Ransomware Victims

Please find below a series of tables by year and month for the number of Data-Leaking Ransomware Victims, both globally and in the UK, claimed by Ransomware Operators, all of which are published in our PRiSM application, from 2019 to 2026 so far:-

2025 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	606	26
FEBRUARY	747	21
MARCH	965	31
APRIL	528	17
MAY	466	16
JUNE	479	23
JULY	535	22
AUGUST	533	28
SEPTEMBER	582	15
OCTOBER	809	13
NOVEMBER	757	19
DECEMBER	867	30
TOTALS	7874	261

2024 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	298	14
FEBRUARY	410	25
MARCH	397	25
APRIL	403	21
MAY	570	35
JUNE	323	25
JULY	416	14
AUGUST	449	28
SEPTEMBER	396	17
OCTOBER	553	25
NOVEMBER	640	21
DECEMBER	627	13
TOTALS	5482	263

2023 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	175	18
FEBRUARY	265	16
MARCH	455	29
APRIL	379	13
MAY	574	30
JUNE	494	26
JULY	495	38
AUGUST	403	20
SEPTEMBER	467	27
OCTOBER	356	32
NOVEMBER	516	31
DECEMBER	375	23
TOTALS	4954	303

2022 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	186	13
FEBRUARY	223	12
MARCH	329	23
APRIL	298	11
MAY	221	11
JUNE	187	10
JULY	260	12
AUGUST	197	11
SEPTEMBER	246	8
OCTOBER	244	16
NOVEMBER	257	11
DECEMBER	248	14
TOTALS	2896	152

2021 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	165	8
FEBRUARY	163	5
MARCH	180	10
APRIL	258	19
MAY	315	16
JUNE	231	7
JULY	192	15
AUGUST	250	7
SEPTEMBER	270	12
OCTOBER	341	15
NOVEMBER	403	26
DECEMBER	241	10
TOTALS	3009	150

2020 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	7	-
FEBRUARY	16	-
MARCH	17	1
APRIL	31	1
MAY	51	3
JUNE	97	7
JULY	36	1
AUGUST	201	9
SEPTEMBER	270	15
OCTOBER	167	7
NOVEMBER	231	11
DECEMBER	208	10
TOTALS	1332	65

2019 MONTH	GLOBAL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS	UK RANSOMWARE VICTIMS
JANUARY	-	-
FEBRUARY	-	-
MARCH	-	-
APRIL	-	-
MAY	5	-
JUNE	-	-
JULY	-	-
AUGUST	-	-
SEPTEMBER	-	-
OCTOBER	-	-
NOVEMBER	-	-
DECEMBER	6	-
TOTALS	11	0

Data Source: Data Breaches Digest.

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Ransomware Victims