Head of Data Research @Comparitech

Portugal
Joined February 2024
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Ÿ“ฃ Our Q3 education ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ Attacks on schools, colleges & universities rose by 54%, increasing from 50 in Q2 2026 to 77 in Q3 2026 ๐Ÿ”บ K-12 saw a 24% increase ๐Ÿ”บ Higher education saw an 88% increase ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The US saw a 182% increase bit.ly/3VTxPZq
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๐Ÿ“ข Our Q3 2026 healthcare ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ 306 attacks - UP 40% from Q3 2026 ๐Ÿ”บ Attacks on healthcare providers UP 42% ๐Ÿ”บ Attacks on healthcare businesses UP 36% ๐Ÿ“ 618,149 records breached ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ x185 attacks ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ x10 attacks ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ x9 attacks bit.ly/4k3rSmm
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๐Ÿ“ข Our August 2026 ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ 997 attacks - UP 23% from July ๐Ÿฅ Attacks on healthcare UP 30% ๐Ÿ”Œ Attacks on utility companies UP 100% โš–๏ธ Attacks on law firms UP 52% ๐Ÿฆ Attacks on finance UP 40% ๐Ÿ’ป Attacks on technology UP 42% bit.ly/3Tnd1s9
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๐ŸŽฉ The Gentlemen ransomware: stats on attacks, ransoms & data breaches From Jan to Jul '26: ๐Ÿ”บ 600 victims ๐Ÿฅ 36 in healthcare ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 32 in government ๐Ÿซ16 in education ๐Ÿญ146 in manufacturing ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 126 victims ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ 37 victims ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 32 victims ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 26 victims bit.ly/3S1ivZb
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๐Ÿ“ข Our July 2026 ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ 799 attacks - UP 19% from June ๐Ÿซ Attacks on education UP 44% ๐Ÿฆ Attacks on finance UP 71% ๐Ÿ’ป Attacks on technology UP 62% The Gentlemen dominated (135 attacks), followed by Qilin (125 attacks). bit.ly/4hg5OUl
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๐Ÿ“ข Our H1 2026 government ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ 187 attacks - UP 13% from H2 2025 ๐Ÿ”บ Attacks via The Gentlemen UP 2,100% ๐Ÿ”ป Median ransom DOWN to $100K (from $500K) ๐Ÿ“ 179,000 records breached ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ x58 attacks - DOWN 23% ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช x9 attacks - UP 13% ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท x8 attacks - DOWN 20% bit.ly/4gD6jrn
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Ÿ“ข Our H1 2026 healthcare ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ 410 attacks - UP 14% from H2 2025 ๐Ÿ”บ Attacks on healthcare providers UP 3% ๐Ÿ”บ Attacks on healthcare businesses* UP 35% ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ x225 attacks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช x18 attacks ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ x17 attacks ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ x15 attacks ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ x12 attacks bit.ly/3RrSnWT
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Ÿšจ Mount Royal University ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang CMD Organization. It's demanding 30 BTC ($1.9M) for 10 TB of data. The Canadian university has been grappling with a cyber attack since June 17. bit.ly/4aAwhbe
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Ÿ“ข Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 ๐Ÿ”บ 4,217 attacks in total - UP 11% from H2 2025 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 185 attacks on government agencies - UP 12% ๐Ÿฅ 247 attacks on healthcare - UP 4% ๐Ÿญ 822 attacks on manufacturers - UP 10% ๐Ÿš› 147 attacks on transport orgs - UP 52% bit.ly/4b0hjeE
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Ÿ’Œ Who's got the worst email security? Analyzing SPF, DMARC, DKIM & MTA-STS protocols on 5,800+ domains we found: โŒ 8.3% had zero protection โœ… 0.6% had full protection ๐Ÿ”ป 1 in 4 gov domains had zero protection ๐Ÿ”ป 1 in 5 healthcare orgs had zero protection bit.ly/4y3AzC0
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๐Ÿ“ข Our May 2026 ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”บ 661 attacks - UP 3% from April ๐Ÿซ Attacks on education UP 54% ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ Attacks on food & beverage UP 80% ๐Ÿ’ป Attacks on technology UP 29% ๐Ÿš› Attacks on transportation UP 20% ๐Ÿ›’ Attacks on retailers UP 19% bit.ly/3REO7mP
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
โ€ผ๏ธTulane University ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ has confirmed 80,867 people were impacted in a Dec '25 data breach, following a zero-day vulnerability in Oracleโ€™s E-Business Suite application. SSNs and deposit/banking info affected. Ransomware gang Clop claimed the breach. bit.ly/4u6UtIX
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โ€ผ๏ธIMA Diligence Services ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ is notifying 525K+ people of a Dec '25 data breach following a cyber attack. SSNs, medical & financial info were impacted. Ransomware group Genesis claimed the attack on the finance company and said 700 GB had been stolen. bit.ly/4e6m5bs
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๐Ÿ‘€Watching You, Funded by You: Number of CCTV Cameras by UK Council & Police Force ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scottish councils have the highest ratio of cameras per 1,000 people (3.6) ๐Ÿ”บ North Ayrshire Council has the highest ratio (13.8) ๐Ÿ”บ Hackney (3,281 cameras) bit.ly/3RzJUAG
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โ€ผ๏ธCardinal Services, Inc. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ is notifying 142,000+ people of TWO data breaches following unauthorized activity on its systems in June 2025 and August 2025. Rhysida claimed the first attack with a $940K ransom and INC the second. bit.ly/4uSTDjK
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๐Ÿšจ AdvancedHealth (Advanced Diagnostic Imaging) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang DragonForce. 390.05 GB stolen. One of the healthcare provider's clinics, Columbia Surgical Partners, confirmed an attack and breach in late April. bit.ly/42IixGT
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โŒWhich Island Nations Are Most Vulnerable to Undersea Cable Attacks? All of the 48 island nations rely on just 126 undersea cables to provide them with access to the worldโ€™s internet. What risk is there of them being cut off by accident or design? bit.ly/49xAbRt
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๐Ÿšจ St Anne's Catholic School ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง has been added to the leak site of ransomware gang Lynx. The UK city school confirmed an attack in March but said there was no evidence of a data breach at the time. Lynx says it's stolen confidential & financial data. bit.ly/4eEzQQy
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๐Ÿ” Password Day 2026. Where do leaked passwords end up? We analyzed 4 leaked hacker forums to trace the journey of a leaked password, exploring how stolen passwords are accessed, traded, and aggregated before being utilized in cybercrime campaigns. bit.ly/4tfgogR
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Ÿ“ข Our April 2026 ransomware roundup is live! ๐Ÿ”ป 628 attacks - DOWN 22% from March 2026 ๐Ÿ”บAttacks on healthcare providers UP 10% ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US was the top target - 260 attacks (DOWN 31%) ๐Ÿ”ปAttacks via Qilin DOWN 28% bit.ly/4naKlND
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