Ransomware attacks on food and agriculture industry have doubled in 2025

Ransomware gangs have long targeted the food and agriculture industry, but seemed to have ramped up attacks in 2025.

Jonathan Braley, director of cyber information sharing organization Food and Ag-ISAC, spoke at the RSA Conference on Thursday and warned of not only the increase in ransomware incidents but the continued lack of visibility into the full scope of the problem. 

“A lot of it never gets reported, so a ransomware attack happens and we never get the full details,” he told Recorded Future News on the sidelines of the conference. “I wish companies would be more open in talking about it and sharing ‘Here’s what they use, here’s how we fixed it,’ so the rest of us can prevent that.”

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