Ransomware Is Growing Three Times Faster Than the Spending Meant to Stop It
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- Ransomware leak-site claims tracked by CipherCue increased 30.7% in 2025, reaching 7,760 claims from 5,939 in 2024.
- Global security spending grew 10.1% in 2025 to $213.0 billion, meaning ransomware claim volume grew three times faster.
- The top 10 ransomware groups accounted for 54.7% of 2025 claims, while 126 other groups contributed 45.3%, indicating a fragmented threat landscape.
- Other data sources, like HHS OCR breach filings and CISA KEV entries, also showed increases in 2025, supporting a trend of expanding cyber incidents.
- The analysis highlights a growing gap between threat activity and security spending but does not measure confirmed breaches or spending effectiveness.