The Americas carried the heaviest ransomware burden of any region on the planet in the first half of 2026. According to Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs CRIL, North and South America combined experienced 2,188 documented ransomware attacks between January and June 2026. That single figure 2,188 attacks represents more than 57 of the 3,836 ransomware incidents CRIL tracked worldwide, making the Americas the undisputed center of gravity for global ransomware operations. But the Americas is not a single threat theatre it is two. North America alone absorbed 1,981 attacks, driven by a mature, multigroup RansomwareasaService RaaS economy competing for market share. South America, by contrast, recorded 207 attacks concentrated around a much smaller set of operators, with one grou...📖 Read more.
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