Cybersecurity entity
Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, ransomware. OFAC is most often covered alongside BleepingComputer, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. OFAC appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from February 26, 2026. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each.
Last mentioned: Mar 25, 2026
Entity pulse
Coverage balance Positive coverage leads. Positive coverage exceeds negative coverage by 100 percentage points.
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Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, ransomware. OFAC is most often covered alongside BleepingComputer, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. OFAC appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from February 26, 2026. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 16 Cybersecurity stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering OFAC. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Record Low Reached
Payment rates hit an all-time low of 28% despite a surge in total attack volume.
Resilience Milestone
Payment rates drop below 40% for the first time as backup adoption matures.
Colonial Pipeline Aftermath
Increased law enforcement scrutiny and sanctions begin to discourage ransom payments.
Peak Payment Rates
Over 80% of victims were paying ransoms as encryption tactics were highly effective.
The percentage of ransomware victims opting to pay ransoms has plummeted to an all-time low of 28%, even as the total volume of attacks continues to climb. This trend signals a major shift in corporate resilience and a growing refusal to fund the cybercriminal ecosystem.
Source: BleepingComputer · BleepingComputer
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