Kaspersky data shows a doubling of ransomware incidents on Austrian ICS systems in Q4 2025, primarily distributed via phishing emails with malicious documents.
Ransomware attack costs Marks & Spencer £131.3 million directly and reduces profit by £210 million, prompting the remuneration committee to strip the CEO’s annual bonus.
The time window between vulnerability disclosure and patch deployment becomes a critical security gap due to AI-accelerated exploitation and patch implementation challenges — approximately one-third of ransomware incidents could have been prevented through patching.
Vodafone refused to pay Lapsus$ extortionists, prompting the group to publish source code and infrastructure documentation—confirming security leadership’s stance against ransom payments.
