Ransomware Spike Confirmed: Kaspersky & Check Point Maps Detail Millions of Attacks Targeting US, India, Russia, and China

Author: CyberDudeBivash — cyberbivash.blogspot.com | Published: Oct 11, 2025

TL;DR

Multiple industry telemetry sources show a sharp, recent spike in ransomware activity with heavy concentration in the United States, India, Russia and China — live detection maps and quarterly reports confirm large-scale, geographically widespread activity.
Check Point’s Q2 2025 analysis and Kaspersky’s live maps both highlight the changing tactics of extortion actors (more exfiltration, AI-assisted operations and fragmented affiliate activity), and defenders must prioritize detection, secrets hygiene and rapid containment.
If you run critical infrastructure or work in high-risk sectors (finance, healthcare, manufacturing), execute the quick checklist below now — rotate exposed keys, harden backups and apply detection hunts tied to high-volume spikes.

What’s changed — the data the maps and reports show

Two complementary data sources tell the same story from different angles. Kaspersky’s live cyber map and historical stats make visible the scale and geographic spread of ransomware-related detections; Check Point’s quarterly research digs into leak-site disclosures and actor behavior, documenting a meaningful quarter-on-quarter uptick and tactical shifts toward data theft and AI-assisted tooling. Together they show not just noise, but a sustained operational increase that defenders should treat as systemic.

Key signals and trends (what the telemetry and reports call out)

High-volume detections & regional concentrations:
Ransomware disclosure surge:
Geography & hotspots:
Threat evolution:

Why this matters for defenders right now

A visible spike in detections + increased leak-site activity means two concrete risks: (1) more compromise attempts to detect and stop, and (2) a larger pool of freshly-exfiltrated data that attackers can monetize or weaponize. For organizations with long-lived credentials, archived backups, or weak key rotation practices, the window of exposure grows quickly. Prioritize reducing blast radius and improving detection lead time.

Immediate 24–72 hour checklist

Rotate high-risk credentials and service keys — especially any keys referenced in third-party engagement artifacts, CI/CD pipelines, or long-retained backups. Attackers monetize credentials quickly; rotation reduces immediate value.
Verify & air-gap backups — ensure offline, immutable backups exist for critical systems; validate recovery procedures now (restore tests).
Harden remote access — enforce MFA, require short-lived session tokens, and restrict privileged access windows. Use FIDO2/passkeys where possible.
Apply vendor patches & definitions — keep AV/EDR definitions current and apply critical vendor patches that address ransomware-prone vectors. Monitor vendor advisories and Kaspersky/Check Point feeds for indicators.
Increase logging & retention — raise telemetry retention for authentication, file access, and outbound transfers for at least the last 90 days to aid hunts and post-incident investigations.

Hunting recipes — SIEM queries to add

Tune thresholds & field names to your stack.

# Auth abuse + sudden privilege grants (Splunk-style)
index=auth event_type=login OR event_type=token_issue
| stats count by user, src_ip, action, _time
| where action IN ("login_success","token_issued")
| where count > 10 AND _time >= relative_time(now(), "-24h")

# Large data exfil pattern (pseudo-SQL)
SELECT src_host, SUM(bytes_sent) AS outbound_bytes
FROM netflow
WHERE direction = 'egress' AND event_time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24' HOUR
GROUP BY src_host
HAVING outbound_bytes > 100000000;  -- tune threshold

# Ransomware artifact creation (EDR)
process_name IN ("vssadmin.exe","cipher.exe","powershell.exe") AND
command_line CONTAINS ("backup", "encrypt", "ransom", "schtasks") AND
parent_process NOT IN ("trusted_mgmt_tool.exe")

Longer-term mitigations

Zero-trust access & least privilege:
Secrets hygiene:
Data segmentation & minimization:
Red-team & backup validation:

What to watch in vendor telemetry & public feeds

Kaspersky live map & stats for regional upticks and detection anomalies.
Check Point quarterly ransomware reports for shifts in leak-site disclosures, actor behavior and tactic changes.
Industry aggregated reporting (Zscaler, Cybersecurity vendors) for sector-specific hits and volumetric statistics.

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Selected sources & verification

Kaspersky — Cyberthreat live map and ransomware stats (live detection telemetry and historical stats).
Check Point — “The State of Ransomware” / Q2 2025 analysis (leak-site trends, disclosure counts and tactical shifts).
Kaspersky — State of Ransomware reporting and trend analysis.
Zscaler / industry reporting — aggregated incident counts and country-level summaries highlighting the U.S. as a primary target in recent reporting.
Quarterly aggregated ransomware trackers and regional reports (context & historical baseline).

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