Rebecca Moody

Rebecca Moody

Head of Data Research

Rebecca is a writer and editor, living and working in Portugal. Over the past 10 years, she’s been dedicated to providing in-depth information on all things digital, with a particular focus on ransomware.

Articles by Rebecca
Akira ransomware: stats on attacks, ransoms & data breaches
From January to November 2025, Akira claimed responsibility for 683 ransomware attacks, making it th
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on December 11, 2025
Ransomware roundup: November 2025
Last month, the number of ransomware attacks remained high with 659 recorded in total. However, this
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on December 2, 2025
Canadian scientific consulting service confirms data breach following $1.2 million ransom demand
Canadian scientific consulting service, JASCO Applied Sciences, has started notifying US residents o
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on December 1, 2025
The data privacy costs of Black Friday bargains: 100 Black Friday apps analyzed
We analyzed 101 of the most popular Black Friday apps for Android to find out what personal informat
By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on November 24, 2025
Ransomware roundup: October 2025
Ransomware attacks increased by 25 percent last month, rising from 546 in September to 684 in Octobe
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on November 4, 2025
Education Ransomware Roundup: Q1-Q3 2025 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
180 attacks on the education sector were recorded by Comparitech researchers during the first nine m
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on October 30, 2025
Qilin ransomware: stats on attacks, ransoms & data breaches
This week, Qilin claimed responsibility for its 700th ransomware attack of 2025, establishing itself
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on October 23, 2025
Government Ransomware Roundup: Q1-Q3 2025 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
During the first nine months of this year, Comparitech researchers logged 276 attacks on government
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on October 16, 2025
SimonMed Imaging confirms 1.3 million affected in data breach following $1 million ransomware attack
Over the weekend, SimonMed Imaging confirmed 1,275,669 people had been affected in its January 2025
By Rebecca Moody in Cybersecurity News on October 13, 2025
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