
Head of Data Research @Comparitech
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ฃ Our Q3 education ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ Attacks on schools, colleges & universities rose by 54%, increasing from 50 in Q2 2026 to 77 in Q3 2026
๐บ K-12 saw a 24% increase
๐บ Higher education saw an 88% increase
๐บ๐ธ The US saw a 182% increase
bit.ly/3VTxPZq
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our Q3 2026 healthcare ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ 306 attacks - UP 40% from Q3 2026
๐บ Attacks on healthcare providers UP 42%
๐บ Attacks on healthcare businesses UP 36%
๐ 618,149 records breached
๐บ๐ธ x185 attacks
๐จ๐ฆ x10 attacks
๐ฎ๐ณ x9 attacks
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our August 2026 ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ 997 attacks - UP 23% from July
๐ฅ Attacks on healthcare UP 30%
๐ Attacks on utility companies UP 100%
โ๏ธ Attacks on law firms UP 52%
๐ฆ Attacks on finance UP 40%
๐ป Attacks on technology UP 42%
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ฉ The Gentlemen ransomware: stats on attacks, ransoms & data breaches
From Jan to Jul '26:
๐บ 600 victims
๐ฅ 36 in healthcare
๐๏ธ 32 in government
๐ซ16 in education
๐ญ146 in manufacturing
๐บ๐ธ 126 victims
๐น๐ญ 37 victims
๐ซ๐ท 32 victims
๐ฎ๐ณ 26 victims
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our July 2026 ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ 799 attacks - UP 19% from June
๐ซ Attacks on education UP 44%
๐ฆ Attacks on finance UP 71%
๐ป Attacks on technology UP 62%
The Gentlemen dominated (135 attacks), followed by Qilin (125 attacks).
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our H1 2026 government ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ 187 attacks - UP 13% from H2 2025
๐บ Attacks via The Gentlemen UP 2,100%
๐ป Median ransom DOWN to $100K (from $500K)
๐ 179,000 records breached
๐บ๐ธ x58 attacks - DOWN 23%
๐ฉ๐ช x9 attacks - UP 13%
๐ซ๐ท x8 attacks - DOWN 20%
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our H1 2026 healthcare ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ 410 attacks - UP 14% from H2 2025
๐บ Attacks on healthcare providers UP 3%
๐บ Attacks on healthcare businesses* UP 35%
๐บ๐ธ x225 attacks
๐ฉ๐ช x18 attacks
๐ฎ๐ณ x17 attacks
๐จ๐ฆ x15 attacks
๐ฆ๐บ x12 attacks
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐จ Mount Royal University ๐จ๐ฆ 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
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026
๐บ 4,217 attacks in total - UP 11% from H2 2025
๐๏ธ 185 attacks on government agencies - UP 12%
๐ฅ 247 attacks on healthcare - UP 4%
๐ญ 822 attacks on manufacturers - UP 10%
๐ 147 attacks on transport orgs - UP 52%
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ Who's got the worst email security?
Analyzing SPF, DMARC, DKIM & MTA-STS protocols on 5,800+ domains we found:
โ 8.3% had zero protection
โ
0.6% had full protection
๐ป 1 in 4 gov domains had zero protection
๐ป 1 in 5 healthcare orgs had zero protection
bit.ly/4y3AzC0
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our May 2026 ransomware roundup is live!
๐บ 661 attacks - UP 3% from April
๐ซ Attacks on education UP 54%
๐งโ๐ณ Attacks on food & beverage UP 80%
๐ป Attacks on technology UP 29%
๐ Attacks on transportation UP 20%
๐ Attacks on retailers UP 19%
bit.ly/3REO7mP
Rebecca Moody retweeted
โผ๏ธTulane University ๐บ๐ธ has confirmed 80,867 people were impacted in a Dec '25 data breach, following a zero-day vulnerability in Oracleโs E-Business Suite application.
SSNs and deposit/banking info affected.
Ransomware gang Clop claimed the breach.
bit.ly/4u6UtIX
Rebecca Moody retweeted
โผ๏ธIMA Diligence Services ๐บ๐ธ 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
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐Watching You, Funded by You: Number of CCTV Cameras by UK Council & Police Force
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scottish councils have the highest ratio of cameras per 1,000 people (3.6)
๐บ North Ayrshire Council has the highest ratio (13.8)
๐บ Hackney (3,281 cameras)
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
โผ๏ธCardinal Services, Inc. ๐บ๐ธ 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
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐จ AdvancedHealth (Advanced Diagnostic Imaging) ๐บ๐ธ 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
Rebecca Moody retweeted
โWhich 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 worldโs internet. What risk is there of them being cut off by accident or design?
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Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐จ St Anne's Catholic School ๐ฌ๐ง 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
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ 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
Rebecca Moody retweeted
๐ข Our April 2026 ransomware roundup is live!
๐ป 628 attacks - DOWN 22% from March 2026
๐บAttacks on healthcare providers UP 10%
๐บ๐ธ US was the top target - 260 attacks (DOWN 31%)
๐ปAttacks via Qilin DOWN 28%
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