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title: Crimeware Report | Q1 2025 Trends and Highlights
description: Trends and Highlights from Q1 2025
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## Q1 2025 Crimeware Report

Leveraging data collected from Arete’s response to ransomware and extortion attacks, the report explores the threat landscape during the first quarter of 2025.

Key Findings

- Akira remained the most active threat group in Q1 and was responsible for over 15% of all ransomware and extortion engagements, continuing its upward trend from 2024.
- Ransomware groups continued to refine their initial access methods, with vulnerability exploits, compromised credentials, social engineering, and ClickFix attacks emerging as the most prominent attack vectors.
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services was the most impacted sector in Q1.

**Explore additional data and insights from the frontlines of incident response, including median demands and payments, the most impacted industries, and frequently observed malware and tools.** 

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