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Europe Ransomware Attacks Up 29%, TicTac Research Finds

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TicTac Cyber Security has updated its research on ransomware attacks across Europe and recorded 1,115 attacks in the first half of 2026, a 29% increase over the same period in 2025. April 2026 was the worst month ever recorded on the continent, with 245 attacks, and the year is on track to close with roughly 2,250 attacks. The research also finds that business services, including law firms and accounting practices, are on pace to overtake manufacturing as Europe’s most targeted sector by the end of the year. The firm’s earlier forecast for 2025 came within 98.7% of the final total.

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — TicTac Cyber Security, a Greek cybersecurity and data recovery firm and Acronis Platinum Partner, has released an update to its research into ransomware attacks across Europe, first published in 2025. The updated analysis recorded 1,115 attacks across the continent in the first half of 2026 alone, a 29% increase over the same period in 2025. April 2026 was the worst month ever recorded on the continent, with 245 attacks. If the current pace holds, 2026 is on track to close with approximately 2,250 attacks, which would make it the third consecutive record year.

“The data does not show more attacks. It shows different targets. Attackers now go after organizations that hold other companies’ data, because that is where the pressure to pay is highest,” Mike Mingos, co-founder and COO of TicTac Cyber Security.

The update tests the accuracy of TicTac’s original 2025 study, which forecast that European ransomware attacks would exceed 1,746 by the end of that year. The year closed with 1,723 recorded attacks, putting the original forecast within 98.7% of the final figure.

Key Findings

Attacks have climbed every year since tracking began: 847 in 2023, 1,335 in 2024, 1,723 in 2025, and 1,115 in the first six months of 2026 alone.Qilin is the most active ransomware group in Europe, responsible for 191 attacks, or 17.1% of the total, in the first half of 2026. TheGentlemen, a group that did not exist a year earlier, has already climbed to second place with 140 attacks, or 12.6%.LockBit has returned under a new name, LockBit 5.0, and is back inside the top five most active groups after nearly disappearing in 2025.Manufacturing narrowly remains Europe’s most targeted sector at 17.04% of attacks, with business services close behind at 16.41%.Germany was the hardest-hit country with 229 attacks, followed by the United Kingdom with 202, France with 133, Italy with 126 and Spain with 98. The five largest economies account for roughly 70% of all recorded attacks.

Business Services Are Closing In on Manufacturing

The most significant shift in the 2026 data is a reversal that unfolded within a single quarter. In the first quarter of 2026, manufacturing led decisively, with 95 attacks against 46 for business services, a nearly two-to-one lead. In the second quarter that gap flipped entirely: business services, including law firms, accounting practices and consultancies, recorded 137 victims against 95 for manufacturing. Based on this trend, the research projects that business services will overtake manufacturing to become Europe’s most targeted sector by the end of 2026, a first since tracking began in 2023.

Today’s Leading Groups Were Unknown Three Years Ago

In 2023, a single group, LockBit3, was responsible for more than one in four ransomware attacks across Europe, at 26.74%. Within two years it had effectively disappeared from the leading actors, replaced by groups such as Qilin and TheGentlemen, both of which were either unknown or nonexistent at the time. Based on this same pattern of turnover, the research forecasts that at least two of today’s top ten groups will themselves disappear or rebrand by mid-2027.

Methodology

The analysis covers ransomware activity across Europe from January 2023 through June 30, 2026. Data was collected through the official ransomware.live API and filtered to isolate incidents affecting European countries, then categorized by sector, ransomware group and country. Only publicly reported and confirmed incidents attributed to known ransomware groups are included, which means the findings represent the visible portion of ransomware activity and the true number of incidents is likely considerably higher.

About TicTac Cyber Security and Social Active

TicTac Cyber Security is a Greek cybersecurity and data recovery firm and an Acronis Platinum Partner. Since 1999 the company has handled thousands of data recovery and incident response cases, with services spanning penetration testing, security assessments, NIS2 compliance and incident response. The research was conducted by Social Active an award-winning B2B marketing and research agency on behalf of TicTac Cyber Security.

Read the full research here: https://tictac.gr/en/blog/ransomware-attacks-in-europe/

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Andreas Kougentakos, SocialActive, 30 6972813399, press@socialactive.com, https://socialactive.com

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Silent Push Named No. 184 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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Company Recognized for 1,744% Three-Year Revenue Growth, Earning a Place Among the Nation’s Most Successful Independent Businesses

RESTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Silent Push, the leader in preemptive cybersecurity intelligence, today announced it has been ranked No. 184 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia.

“Being ranked 184 on the Inc. 5000 is proof the market needs preemptive cybersecurity, and we’re proud to be recognized,” said Ken Bagnall, CEO and Co-Founder, Silent Push. “We are trusted by U.S. government organizations, Fortune 100 companies, and global cybersecurity companies to definitively track attacker infrastructure and prevent large-scale attack campaigns from launching. Our customers don’t want to react to threats – they want to see them coming. We built Silent Push to prove that the ‘detect-and-respond’ concept is dead.”

This year’s Inc. 5000 recognizes a new class of companies redefining what growth looks like. From AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products, and professional services, these businesses are expanding their impact, creating jobs and proving that entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies have collectively added more than 627,208 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years.

For the full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, please visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.

“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance–it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2026 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 14–16 in Dallas, Texas, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. Magazine. Tickets are on sale now. 

Inc. 5000 List Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

About Silent Push
Silent Push is the preemptive cyber defense company. It provides a complete view of emerging threat infrastructure in real time through its Indicators of Future Attack® data, enabling security teams to proactively block threats. The platform is also available via API and integrates with SIEM, XDR, SOAR, TIP, and OSINT tools. Customers include Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

For more information, visit silentpush or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About Inc.
Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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Fuse Integration Named to Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Time

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Deployment of scalable, production-ready tactical edge networking solutions fueling growth

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Fuse Integration, a warfighter-focused non-traditional engineering firm, today announced it has earned a place, for the fourth time, on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Companies on the list are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. Fuse’s growth has been fueled by accelerated deployment of its communications and networking solutions at the tactical edge. The company’s scalable, production-ready systems are enabling mission effects across manned and unmanned platforms in theater.

Our tactical edge networking solutions are joint and open by design and proven in deployed environments. As demand grows, our team is moving toward full-rate production of our multifunction network controllers and podded solutions.

“Modern defense operations increasingly rely on ready-now solutions for secure, resilient network connectivity across manned and unmanned platforms in theater,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Our tactical edge networking solutions are joint and open by design and proven in deployed environments. As demand grows, our team is moving toward full-rate production of our multifunction network controllers and podded solutions.”

“Being recognized again as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation is an honor and a testament to the team behind the growth,” added Scott Rosebush, Fuse President. “I couldn’t be more proud of how our leaders and team members have consistently stepped up to meet the moment with relentless follow-through.”

Fuse is ranked 3,655 on the 2026 list, which is available here: https://www.inc.com/inc5000

About Fuse Integration

Fuse Integration is a warfighter-focused, non-traditional engineering firm that designs, prototypes and rapidly fields tactical edge networking solutions for defense customers in the United States and allied nations. The company’s airborne and maritime gateway systems and virtualized network architectures are operational today, enabling real-time data sharing across air, land and sea environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego with a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Joyce Bosc, Fuse Integration, 1 3017179529, jbosc@boscobel.com, www.fuseintegration.com 

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LAUGH FACTORY COLLABORATES WITH AMERICA’S GOT TALENT TO DISCOVER STARS OF THE FUTURE IN SPECIAL SHOW TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Laugh Factory collaborated with America’s Got Talent to help nurture young artists in a special callback —starring Howie Mandel and Nikki Glaser judging on the Laugh Factory Hollywood stage.

“For five decades, Laugh Factory has been a place where comedians come to be discovered, take chances and become great.”

“For nearly five decades, Laugh Factory has been a place where comedians come to be discovered, take chances and become great,” said Laugh Factory President David Fuhrer. “Having Howie and Nikki working with these talented young artists continues that legacy for a new generation.”

One of the emerging stars from this season’s AGT is Nene Royal, a 16-year-old musician from Phuket, Thailand. She rocked the Laugh Factory stage with her high-energy rendition of Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and has amassed more than a billion views on social media platforms. Here are links to her performance:

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The episode filmed at the Laugh Factory that will be broadcast tonight is part of AGT’s new Judges’ Callbacks shows, in which the judges move into venues tailored to their individual areas of expertise. At the Laugh Factory, Mandel and Glaser evaluated the remaining performers and made the difficult decisions about which acts will advance to the live shows.

“Howie and Nikki have first-hand knowledge of what it feels like to perform on the Laugh Factory stage, because they have both brought joy and laughter to audiences here many times,” said Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada. “We truly enjoyed working with them as they encouraged these talented young artists.”

About Laugh Factory:

Since opening its doors in Hollywood in 1979, the Laugh Factory has become one of the world’s most recognized comedy institutions. Today it operates clubs in Hollywood, Long Beach, Chicago, Las Vegas, Reno, Covina and San Diego. For more information, visit laughfactory.com.

Contact: Greg Waskul at gregwaskul@aol.com or (818) 926-0079

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