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Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

ID: 52468ec8-5422-562e-a3d2-fbb5ee64acfe

STIX ID: report--52468ec8-5422-562e-a3d2-fbb5ee64acfe

Feed Name: Ars Technica Security (category)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-07-20

Date Updated: 2026-07-20

Author: Hannah Murphy, Financial Times

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The article reports that ransomware has become a highly sophisticated, corporate-style ecosystem driven by malicious AI tools, leading to a large increase in confirmed victims (from ~1,600 in 2024 to 7,831 in 2025) and rising ransom demands; it also covers debates over banning ransom payments and the implications for recovery and deterrence.

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