ATLANTA, GA, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dark web marketplace listings nearly doubled from April through June 2025, reaching 2.7 million entries—a 99.36% surge that signals an alarming escalation in cybercriminal activity—according to the latest report from PDI Security and Network Solutions. A leading provider of managed cybersecurity services and a part of PDI Technologies, PDI Security and Network Solutions today released its “Q2 2025 Threat Landscape Report,” offering a data-driven view into attacker activity with these findings and more.
According to the report, ransomware activity decreased slightly in volume (-11.10%) compared to Q1, but a new group known as NightSpire rose to the top of the ransomware rankings. The financial sector emerged as the only major industry to experience increased ransomware activity in Q2, rising 14.95% over the previous quarter.
“The emergence of NightSpire and the sheer volume of stolen data listings on the dark web show how quickly the threat landscape can shift,” said Justin Heard, …