Ransomware Victims and Threat Groups Have Reached An All-Time High, GuidePoint Security Finds

January 16, 2025 – Published on VMblog

GuidePoint Security recently announced the release of the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team’s (GRIT) annual Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report.

The GRIT 2025 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report provides exclusive in-depth research, insights and analysis on the evolving ransomware ecosystem, exploring who cybercriminals are targeting (and why), the top tactics threat actors are using and what the future may hold for emerging ransomware groups in 2025.

“The GRIT 2025 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report reveals the resilience and persistence of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, highlighting the difficulty of disrupting it,” said Jason Baker, Lead Threat Analyst at GuidePoint Security. “From major law enforcement disruptions to group shakeups and new behavior patterns, 2024 was at times a chaotic year for threat actors-yet ransomware activity and new groups continue to proliferate. Well-resourced defenders, active vulnerability management, attack surface awareness and actionable intelligence remain critical to mitigating information security risks in 2025.”

Noteworthy findings from this year’s report include a record high of ransomware victims, with 1,600+ ransomware victims in Q4 2024 alone-the largest number recorded in a single quarter since the report’s inception.

The report also found a 40% YoY increase in active threat groups, illustrating a continually-developing threat landscape. GRIT identified 88+ total active threat groups in 2024, including 40 newly observed adversaries.

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