Ransomware attacks surge across transport and logistics sector, Cyble report finds

Cyber threats targeting the global transport and logistics sector intensified sharply in 2025, with ransomware attacks more than doubling compared to previous years, according to a new threat landscape assessment from Cyble Inc..

Cyble’s Transport & Logistics Threat Landscape Report 2025 recorded 283 ransomware incidents affecting airlines, shipping companies, freight operators and logistics providers—exceeding the combined total observed in 2023 and 2024. Alongside ransomware, the report highlighted major data breaches, hacktivist campaigns and a growing underground market for compromised network access, underscoring the sector’s increasing exposure to cyber risk.

According to Cyble’s researchers, attackers are capitalising on the industry’s low tolerance for downtime, its dependence on operational technology (OT), and the interconnected nature of global supply chains to maximise disruption and financial impact.

“The transport and logistics sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals because operational disruption translates directly into economic ...