Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Again. Onestudyfound that ransomware gangs claimed “6,883 unique attacks” on dark-web leak sites in 2025, a 19% increase over 2024. Europol’s2026 Internet Organized Crime Assessmentlikewise describes ransomware as a “dominant threat” in a “complex and evolving landscape.” The legal challenge, we argue, is not only to condemn these attacks…
