Ransomware Threat Outlook 2025-2027

This assessment is an update to the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security's (Cyber Centre) Baseline cyber threat assessment: Cyber crime, published in 2023. It is intended to provide an update on the ransomware threat to Canada and to inform Canadian organizations about the early history of ransomware, emerging and projected trends, and ransomware’s impact on Canada and Canadian organizations.

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Redistribution Allowed
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Title (French)	Vue d’ensemble des menaces par rançongiciel de 2025 à 2027
Update Frequency	as_needed
Geographic Scope	[]
Criticality Level	[]
Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Email	opengov-gouvouvert@cse-cst.gc.ca
Data Dictionary
Open Canada Date Published	2026-01-28 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified
Open Canada Subject	["economics_and_industry", "education_and_training", "government_and_politics", "information_and_communications", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Ransomware", "Cyber Threats", "Canadian Organizations"], "fr": ["Rançongiciel", "Cybermenaces", "Organisations canadiennes"]}
Open Canada Collection	publication
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