The Annual Cybersecurity Report: 2025 Takeaways & 2026 Predictions
While major takedowns and arrests disrupted many operations, threat actors responded by decentralizing their infrastructure and adopting more selective, persistence-focused tactics.

2025 Key Takeaways

• Ransomware Fragmentation: Coordinated law enforcement actions, such as Operation Broken Shield, forced large ransomware syndicates to splinter into smaller, more resilient groups.

• Dark Web Instability: Shutdowns and seizures of major platforms led threat actors to migrate toward private, encrypted channels like Telegram and Matrix to evade monitoring.

• Hacktivist Surge: Geopolitical tensions remained the primary catalyst for short-duration disruption campaigns, particularly in Europe and the Middle East.

• Commoditization of Access: Initial access brokers became foundational to the cybercrime economy, selling verified corporate network entry points to the highest bidders.

2026 Predictions

• Targeted Operations: Ransomware activity is expected to shift away from high-volume campaigns toward highly selective, persistence-focused attacks on operational-sensitive targets.

• Ephemeral Infrastructure: Threat actors will increasingly use disposable cloud instances and short-lived domain configurations to reduce their exposure window.

• Persistence of Access Markets: Credential theft via stealer malware will continue to be a critical enabler for ransomware and data theft operations.

• Reactive Hacktivism: Campaign intensity will closely follow international events, continuing to use DDoS and symbolic data leaks as tools of influence.

Downloading the Report

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