Schools and universities across the globe experienced a sharp increase in attacks last year thanks to the combined threat from geopolitical tensions, ransomware and hacktivism, according to Quorum Cyber.
The security service provider’s 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook for Higher Education is compiled from FalconFeeds.io threat intelligence data covering the period November 2023 to October 2025.
It revealed that total recorded incidents increased 63%, from 260 attacks between November 2023-October 2024 to 425 in the period November 2024-October 2025.
Across 67 countries, data breaches rose by 73%, hacktivist activity increased by 75% and ransomware went up by 21%.
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