The Cy-X Update
More extortion gangs than ever – and one rules them all?
Security Navigator 2027: Cy-X and Ransomware
The extortion ecosystem keeps expanding, concentrating and moving – into Europe and beyond the usual targets. The Security Navigator 2027 maps who is behind it and who is hit.
Quick quiz: Which European country saw extortion victims grow fastest?
Answers you can find in the Navigator:
- Was 2026 already a record year after just nine months?
- Which European countries saw victims grow fastest?
- Small, medium or large – which organisations do extortion gangs prefer?
The visible extortion economy grew rapidly, but it is not confined to one industry, one country or one organisation size.
– Carl Morris, Senior Security Researcher
Some cool content while you wait:
Cy-Xplorer: a full exploration of the 2024 Cyber Extortion landscape
The annual review of cyber extortion evolution. Our data includes details of over 11,200 victims. Combined with technical insight provided by our CERT and CSIRT teams in the field.
Webinar: It's not Ransomware, it's extortion!
Watch the webinar where Charl van der Walt, Diana Selck-Paulsson and CSIRT Manager Robinson Delaugerre delve into the evolving landscape of Cyber Extortion (Cy-X), targeting the security of digital assets to extort payment.
Whitepaper: Beating Ransomware - A comprehensive Guide for Tackling Cyber Extortion
An advisory report that gives comprehensive best-practices guidance on how to best prevent, prepare for, detect and quickly react to cyber extortion campaigns.
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Read the Security Navigator 2026, the best prep for the 2027 edition. All data, findings and commentary, plus it's totally ungated now!
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