Cyber Magazine October 2026 | Page 15

The US recorded the highest number of ransomware incidents at
Rapid7 monitored the dark web to find
exploits and access listings across 20 underground sources
The number of critical-severity vulnerabilities( CVSS 7 – 10) disclosed has
year-over-year from 4,268 in Q2 2025 to 8,539 in Q2 2026 cybermagazine. com 15

RAPID7 MARKS‘ COMPRESSION ERA’

Source: Rapid7’ s Quarterly Threat Landscape Report

The US recorded the highest number of ransomware incidents at

Rapid7 monitored the dark web to find

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exploits and access listings across 20 underground sources

The number of critical-severity vulnerabilities( CVSS 7 – 10) disclosed has

year-over-year from 4,268 in Q2 2025 to 8,539 in Q2 2026 cybermagazine. com 15