2025 Ransomware Trends in 2 Pages
What MSPs must know to stay ahead.
Attacks are faster, stealthier, and more global than ever. See the most urgent shifts shaping 2026 – distilled for busy MSP leaders
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What You’ll Learn
- How ransomware gangs are decentralizing and lowering barriers to entry
- The new tactics attackers use — speed, night attacks, and Living Off the Land (LOTL)
- Which MSP client industries are seeing rising risk levels
- How attackers exploit after-hours staffing and visibility gaps
- The financial and operational impact of delayed containment
- Why MDR is becoming essential for MSPs to deliver true 24×7 protection
The Ransomware Ecosystem
Between July 2024 and June 2025, ransomware attacks surged year-over-year. Fueled by an influx of new groups, ransomware spread to previously untouched countries, compromised of people’s data, cost billions of dollars in damages, and endangered people’s lives. With over 1,000 eattacks in February alone, ransomware has never been more widespread, or more dangerous.The 2025 State of Ransomware explores how attackers are evading detection with stealthier tactics by exploiting blind spots, shadow IT, and under-protected systems that provide cover for intrusions.