Report by Bitsight
2025 State of the Underground
6 FINDINGSPublished May 7, 2025
View Original Report →Key Findings
14.5 million compromised credit cards listed on underground markets in 2024. This represents a 20% increase over 2023
Credit cards
There was a 43% increase in data breach data shared on underground forums in 2024.
Data breachSensitive informationUnderground forumsDark web
There was a 25% increase in ransomware attacks in 2024.
Ransomware
There was a 53% increase in the number of ransomware group leak sites in 2024.
Ransomware Leak site
Nearly 20% of data breach victims were U.S. organizations.
Data breachUS
2.9 billion unique sets of compromised credentials identified in 2024. This is an increase from 2.2 billion in 2023.
Credentials