"Ransomware attacks against schools and universities held relatively steady in 2025, but the scale of data exposure rose sharply, driven in part by third-party software vulnerabilities and a handful of outsized higher education breaches. According to U.K.-based technology research company Comparitech's latest education ransomware roundup, ransomware gangs globally claimed 251 attacks on educational institutions in 2025, just a few more than 2024's 247. Of those claims, 94 have been confirmed by targeted organizations."
"Though the number of attacks remained stagnant, the impact grew. Across confirmed attacks in 2025, 3.9 million records are known to have been exposed, a 27 percent increase over the 3.1 million of the previous year. Rebecca Moody, head of data research at Comparitech, said the breach totals are likely to rise further as additional disclosures are filed."
Comparitech recorded 251 claimed ransomware attacks on educational institutions worldwide in 2025, compared with 247 in 2024. Ninety-four of the 2025 claims have been confirmed by targeted organizations. Confirmed attacks exposed 3.9 million records in 2025, a 27 percent increase from 3.1 million the previous year. Third-party software vulnerabilities and several large higher-education breaches largely drove the rise in data exposure. Rebecca Moody, head of data research at Comparitech, said breach totals are likely to increase as additional disclosures are filed.
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