Ransomware extortion gets personal as attackers target employees’ families

Summary

A Semperis 2026 Ransomware Risk Report surveyed 1,200 IT and security professionals across nine countries and eight sectors. It found that 84% of ransomware victims faced attacks involving AI, 87% reported attacks on identity infrastructure, and 37% said employees' friends or family had been threatened. Attackers are extending extortion beyond corporate networks to employees' personal lives.

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