Industrial Ransomware Hits 1,140 Incidents in Q2 2026

Kaspersky Blocked 250,000 Ransomware Hits in APAC

Kaspersky GReAT blocked 75 million attacks across APAC in H1 2026, including 250,000 ransomware incidents, as threat actors increasingly use AI to scale attacks and supply chain risks grow. The post Kaspersky Blocked 250,000 Ransomware Hits in APAC appeared first on techcoffeehouse.com.

One in three ANZ organisations still pay ransomware demands, Commvault research says

Commvault has released research suggesting organisations across Australia and New Zealand continue to pay ransomware demands despite uncertainty over whether data will be returned or business operations restored.

Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026

Industrial firms face growing disruption as ransomware incidents rose 12% to 1,140 in the second quarter, Dragos said.

Many ANZ ransomware victims still pay, study finds

More than a third of ransom-paying organisations in Australia and New Zealand still failed to restore systems cleanly, a survey found.

12% ransomware increase at industrial organisations

In the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, analysis by Dragos of publicly disclosed victim data and ransomware groups’ postings on Data Leak Sites (DLS) identified 1,140 ransomware incidents affecting industrial organisations worldwide, a 12% increase over the 1,020 incidents recorded in Q1. Ransomware remained the most persistent and disruptive cyber threat to industrial organisations in Q2 2026, sustaining the elevated pace established throughout 202…