Black Kite research finds 73% of ransomware incidents hit mid-market firms

• Black Kite Capital published research showing ransomware primarily hit mid-market firms, not large enterprises, based on 13,336 incidents.
• Mid-market companies with $10 million-$1 billion revenue accounted for 73% of victims from January 2023 to June 2026.
• Share of mid-market targets stayed near 72%-75% each year, even as incidents rose 44% from 2,320 in 2023 to 3,340 in 2025.
• Manufacturing led mid-market victim sectors at over 25%, with services and construction also heavily affected.
• External scans flagged common weaknesses, including 28.3% with known exploited vulnerabilities, 54.7% with patching issues, 46.8% with weak DMARC.

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