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.

Attackers shifted to faster, stealthier, and AI driven campaigns, pushing ransomware activity to record highs worldwide.