Ransomware Attacks Surge but Profits Decline in 2025
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Ransomware attacks skyrocketed by 50% in 2025, with nearly 8,000 incidents recorded, according to a Chainalysis report. Despite the surge, hackers collected $820 million in payments—an 8% drop from 2024. The decline reflects tighter regulations, aggressive law enforcement actions, and a growing reluctance among victims to pay.
Attackers have shifted focus to small and medium-sized businesses, which often pay faster but yield smaller sums. Corsin Camichel of eCrime.ch notes, "Smaller victims pay faster." Yet the shrinking gap between claimed attacks and actual payments suggests diminishing returns for cybercriminals.
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