Malware vs Ransomware

In June 2025, BAUXITE deployed two custom wiper malware variants against Israeli targets.

41% of internal audit leaders are concerned about the use of AI to insert malicious code.

12% of organizations detected employee exposure to malware via GitHub each month in 2025.

In 2025, malicious attachments were present in 18% of phishing attacks.

89% of schools experienced at least one cyber incident in the past year, primarily phishing, unauthorized access, and malware.

27% of consumers have fallen victim to ad-related malware.

58% of consumers have encountered ad-related malware.

Malware email attacks surged by 131% year-over-year in 2025

Malware and ransomware accounted for 51% of all cyber insurance claims in 2024, up from 32% in 2023.

Adware accounted for 69% of mobile threat cases, overtaking the Joker malware family, which dropped to 23% of cases.

239 malicious applications were identified on the Google Play Store, collectively downloaded over 42 million times.

There was a 67% year-over-year increase in Android malware transactions.

Roughly 40% of blocked IoT transactions are linked to the Mirai malware family.

44% of Gen Z households reported malware infections.

44% of Gen Z parents report their child or family experiencing malware or a virus from downloads.

70% of global ransomware activity targets English-speaking countries.

In the second half of 2025, 40% of all ransomware attacks targeted US-based companies.

In the second half of 2025, ransomware attacks against Canada and the UK accounted for a combined 30% of attacks.

Scattered Spider accounted for 42.9% of all actor-related alerts in the second half of 2025.

44% of attacks in the Automotive and Smart Mobility ecosystem are ransomware-related, more than double the volume in 2024.

90% of ransomware incidents exploit firewalls through a CVE or a vulnerable account.

The fastest ransomware case observed, involving Akira ransomware, takes just three hours from breach to encryption.

96% of incidents involving lateral movement end with the release of ransomware.

Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations increased 64% year-over-year.

Organizations with comprehensive OT visibility detect and contain OT ransomware incidents in an average of 5 days, compared to the industry-wide average of 42 days.

The average dwell time for ransomware in OT environments is 42 days.

Manufacturing accounts for more than two-thirds of all ransomware victims.

The number of ransomware groups targeting industrial organizations increased 49% year-over-year to 119 groups, collectively impacting 3,300 organizations globally.

In 2025, 55% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the US and UK reported that their organization experienced a cyberattack, ransomware infection, compromise, or data breach that rendered mobile, remote, or hybrid endpoint devices inoperable.

In 2025, 61% of CISOs indicated that their organization’s board and C-suite expect the cybersecurity group to guarantee zero breaches and ransomware incidents.