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Ransomware payments dropped in 2025 as attack numbers reached record levels: Chainalysis

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Published 2026-02-26 13:23 UTCUpdated 2026-02-26 14:00 UTC
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Ransomware payments dropped in 2025 as attack numbers reached record levels: Chainalysis
The Record (Recorded Future News) · News · therecord.media · 2026-02-26 13:23 UTC
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The number of ransomware victims paying threat actors has dropped to 28% last year, an all-time low, despite a significant increase in the number of claimed attacks.

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Ransomware payment rate drops to record low as attacks surge
BleepingComputer · bleepingcomputer.com · 2026-02-26 14:00 UTC
Ransomware payments dropped in 2025 as attack numbers reached record levels: Chainalysis
The Record (Recorded Future News) · therecord.media · 2026-02-26 13:23 UTC
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