How many global victims of data-leaking ransomware will there be in August 2025, according to Data Breaches Digest?

Multiple choice Opened 13 June 2025 Closed 1 September 2025 Resolved 8 September 2025 412 forecasts 122 forecasters

Cybersecurity researchers predict that global ransomware damage costs will exceed $275 billion by 2031, with attacks predicted to occur every two seconds (Cybercrime Magazine, Cybercrime Magazine). Data Breaches Digest reported there were 528 victims of data leaking ransomware in April 2025 and 965 victims in March. Historical August data shows:

449 victims in August 2024
398 victims in August 2023
198 victims in August 2022

Resolution Criteria: This question will resolve based on the "Total Victims" count reported in Data Breaches Digest's "Data-Leaking Ransomware Report – August 2025."
To find the August report (expected to be available in September):

Navigate to the Data Breaches Digest website
Access the Archive section on the right-hand side
Select 2025 → September → "Data-Leaking Ransomware Report – August 2025"
Download the PDF report
Locate the "Total Victims" figure (typically found on Slide 2; ensure it is the “global victims" figure)

Outcome

Answer	Final crowd forecast	Resolution
Less than 250	0%	Did not happen
Between 250 and 349, inclusive	1%	Did not happen
Between 350 and 449, inclusive	4%	Did not happen
Between 450 and 549, inclusive	82%	Happened
More than or equal to 550	14%	Did not happen

“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.

Crowd forecast over time

Between 450 and 549, inclusive More than or equal to 550 Between 350 and 449, inclusive Between 250 and 349, inclusive Less than 250

The aggregate crowd probability, one point per day, from RFI's primary aggregation method. Gaps are days with no computed aggregate. Individual forecasts are not shown.