
BlackFog’s 2025 State of Ransomware Annual Report:
Key Findings from a Record-Breaking Year
Introduction
Ransomware reached unprecedented levels in 2025. BlackFog’s 2025 State of Ransomware Report reveals a record-breaking year marked by a 49% increase in publicly disclosed attacks, a sharp rise in undisclosed incidents, and the emergence of large-scale, AI enabled cybercrime. Drawing on global intelligence from both reported and under-the-radar attacks, the report exposes how ransomware tactics are evolving toward greater speed, scale, and stealth, and what this means for organizations across every sector and region.
Ransomware Enters a New Era in 2025
Attackers shifted to faster, stealthier, and AI driven campaigns, pushing ransomware activity to record highs worldwide.
