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After a global lull, ransomware gangs are setting sights on a rich new arena: attacking EU organizations and their suppliers.
June 25, 2026
A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of ransomware.
After a global lull in 2024 and 2025, the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ecosystem appears to be back to form, at least in Europe. Researchers from Black Kite tracked 684 publicly known ransomware attacks across the continent through the first four months of 2026. That's 55% more than the 441 recorded in the first four months of 2025, even more than the 643 recorded through the first half of 2025.
