--- title: The Check Point Q3 2025 Ransomware Report description: Ransomware surges in Q3 2025. New groups, faster extortion, and global spread. Download the full Check Point report. image: https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Blog%20banner%20800x400.png --- [![logos 1 1](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/logos%201%201.svg "logos 1 1")](https://cyberint.com/) ![Frame 1000003827](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Frame%201000003827.svg) ![new F&S](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/new%20F%26S.svg) # Q3 2025 Ransomware Report How ransomware tactics evolved this quarter  Check Point Research’s Q3 2025 Ransomware Report shows how ransomware activity has remained at record-high levels, despite global enforcement efforts. However, the industry is more fragmented and dynamic than ever, with new groups emerging and old ones rebranding or resurfacing.  Highlights from this quarter’s findings:  **- Fragmentation deepens**, with affiliates shifting rapidly between brands, complicating attribution. **- New players rise**: Groups like **d4rk4rmy** and **Sinobi** show fast expansion and aggressive tactics. **- Data-first extortion dominates,** with encryption no longer the primary weapon. **- Multi-channel coercion, from** Public leaks to DDoS, and media outreach to amplify pressure. ## Download Now - ### [![The Rise of Leaked Credentials](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Rise%20of%20Leaked%20Credentials.png?width=1200&height=628&name=The%20Rise%20of%20Leaked%20Credentials.png) Read the Report on Leaked Credentials Learn more](https://l.cyberint.com/leaked-credentials) - ### [![The Mundane Breaches Everyone Gets Hit By (And How to Stop Them) (2)](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Mundane%20Breaches%20Everyone%20Gets%20Hit%20By%20(And%20How%20to%20Stop%20Them)%20(2).png?width=650&height=350&name=The%20Mundane%20Breaches%20Everyone%20Gets%20Hit%20By%20(And%20How%20to%20Stop%20Them)%20(2).png) Read The Mundane Menace Learn more](https://l.cyberint.com/mundane-menace) - ### [![WhatsApp Image 2025-02-05 at 11.10.54 AM (1)](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-02-05%20at%2011.10.54%20AM%20(1).jpeg?width=2000&height=1500&name=WhatsApp%20Image%202025-02-05%20at%2011.10.54%20AM%20(1).jpeg) Demo Our Exposure Management Ransomware Protection Solution Learn more](https://l.cyberint.com/em-demo) ## By the Numbers: Q3 2025 Snapshot ![thumbnail\_300x240-removebg-preview](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thumbnail_300x240-removebg-preview.png?width=559&height=447&name=thumbnail_300x240-removebg-preview.png "thumbnail_300x240-removebg-preview") ![Screenshot\_2025-07-29\_210856-removebg-preview](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_2025-07-29_210856-removebg-preview.png?width=229&height=200&name=Screenshot_2025-07-29_210856-removebg-preview.png "Screenshot_2025-07-29_210856-removebg-preview") 1,592 Organizations publicly listed on ransomware leak sites in Q3 2025 ![Screenshot\_2025-07-29\_210741-removebg-preview](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_2025-07-29_210741-removebg-preview.png?width=259&height=200&name=Screenshot_2025-07-29_210741-removebg-preview.png "Screenshot_2025-07-29_210741-removebg-preview") 85 active groups, including 14 new entrants, signal a volatile and expanding ecosystem. ![Screenshot\_2025-07-29\_211124-removebg-preview](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_2025-07-29_211124-removebg-preview.png?width=188&height=200&name=Screenshot_2025-07-29_211124-removebg-preview.png "Screenshot_2025-07-29_211124-removebg-preview") Decentralization accelerates: Top 10 groups now account for just 56% of attacks. ## Customers ![liveintent](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/liveintent.svg) ![BPI](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/BPI.svg) ![Chipotle](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Chipotle.svg) ![Farferch](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Farferch.svg) ![homepoit](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/homepoit.svg) ![ICL](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/ICL.svg) ![Leumi](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Leumi.svg) ![mynt](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/mynt.svg) ![Playtika](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Playtika.svg) ![Shipmate](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Shipmate.svg) ![Stroer](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/Stroer.svg) ![worlremit](https://l.cyberint.com/hubfs/worlremit.svg) ![screenshot](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/screenshot.png?width=150&height=150&name=screenshot.png) ![Black-Coffee](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Black-Coffee.png?width=150&height=150&name=Black-Coffee.png) ![Flatex](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Flatex.png?width=150&height=150&name=Flatex.png) ![Happiest-Minds](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Happiest-Minds.png?width=150&height=150&name=Happiest-Minds.png) ![Menora](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Menora.webp?width=150&height=150&name=Menora.webp) ![Ripe](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ripe.webp?width=150&height=150&name=Ripe.webp) ![Sin-Post](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sin-Post.png?width=150&height=150&name=Sin-Post.png) ![GFL-NEw](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GFL-NEw.png?width=150&height=150&name=GFL-NEw.png) ![mynt-2-2](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mynt-2-2.png?width=300&height=300&name=mynt-2-2.png) ![mynt-2-3](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mynt-2-3.png?width=300&height=300&name=mynt-2-3.png) ![mynt-1-2-1](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mynt-1-2-1.png?width=300&height=300&name=mynt-1-2-1.png) ![BDO-250x250-1](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDO-250x250-1.png?width=250&height=250&name=BDO-250x250-1.png) ![Comeon-250x250-1](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Comeon-250x250-1.png?width=250&height=250&name=Comeon-250x250-1.png) ![Gett-2](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gett-2.webp?width=250&height=250&name=Gett-2.webp) ![Website-Format-58](https://l.cyberint.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website-Format-58.jpg?width=700&height=500&name=Website-Format-58.jpg)