CONFIRMED RANSOMWARE ATTACKS · COUNTRY
Ransomnews has confirmed 505 ransomware attacks in France between January 2018 and September 2026, each one verified against a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing, court record or press report. That is 5.2% of the 9,715 confirmed incidents in the dataset. So far in 2026, 19 have been confirmed, against 37 in 2025 and 34 in 2024. The most affected sector is government, with 125 confirmed victims (25%). Paris is the city with the most confirmed victims, at 80. Where the operator is attributed, LockBit leads with 49 confirmed victims. A ransom payment is on the public record in 1 case and a refusal in 127; the outcome is unrecorded in the remaining 377.
Confirmed ransomware attacks in France by year
The current year is a partial count. Confirmation lags the attack itself, so recent months keep filling in after the fact; read a low figure for the latest year as incomplete rather than as a decline.
| Year | Confirmed attacks | Ransom paid (public) | Ransom refused (public) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 87 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 180 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 61 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 68 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 34 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 19 | 0 | 2 |
Which ransomware groups attack organisations in France most
The operator is attributed in 337 of the 505 confirmed incidents. Counts are confirmed victims, not leak-site claims, so they run well below the totals the groups publish about themselves. Group names link to the live Ransomtracker profile where one exists.
Most active groups by confirmed victims
Where the confirmed attacks in France fall
Most affected sectors
Cities with the most confirmed victims
Ransom payment outcomes in France
Among the 128 confirmed incidents in France where the outcome is on the public record, 1 paid and 127 refused, a disclosed payment rate of 0.8%. The remaining 377 carry no public statement either way. Victims that pay have every incentive to stay quiet and public bodies are the most likely to announce a refusal, so treat this as the disclosed rate, not the true one. The ransomware payment rate analysis explains how the disclosed rate has moved since 2018 and how it compares with incident-response firm samples.
Largest confirmed ransomware attacks in France by records exposed
Record counts are recorded only where a named source disclosed them, which is the minority of cases, so this table ranks disclosed impact rather than true impact.
| Date | Organisation | Sector | Location | Records | Group | Ransom paid | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Boulanger Electroménager & Multimédia | Retail | Lesquin, France | 27,000,000 | — | Unknown | teiss.co.uk |
| July 2025 | France Travail | Government | Paris, France | 340,000 | Stormous | Unknown | bfmtv.com |
| February 2024 | Centre Hospitalier d'Armentières | Healthcare | Armentières, France | 300,000 | — | Unknown | francetvinfo.fr |
| December 2023 | Manitou Group | Manufacturing | Ancenis, France | 11,414 | LockBit | Unknown | maine.gov |
| August 2025 | Linedata | Technology | Paris, France | 2,878 | — | Unknown | linedata.com |
| December 2020 | Ville d’Annecy | Government | Annecy, France | 1,018 | Pysa | No | databreaches.net |
| January 2022 | Mairie de Saint-Cloud | Government | Saint-Cloud, France | 391 | Lockbit | No | redpacketsecurity.com |
Most recent confirmed ransomware attacks in France
The 25 most recently confirmed of 505 incidents, newest first. Every row links to the public source it was verified against.
| Date | Organisation | Sector | Location | Records | Group | Ransom paid | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | SAD'S Intérim | Service | St.-Maur-des-Fossés, France | — | Rhysida | Unknown | sads-interim.eu |
| September 2026 | Ville de Libercourt | Government | Libercourt, France | — | Kairos | Unknown | facebook.com |
| August 2026 | ACTUA | Service | Strasbourg, France | — | LockBit | Unknown | actua.fr |
| August 2026 | Impact Centre Chrétien | Other | Croissy-Beaubourg, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | impactcentrechretien.com |
| August 2026 | GEB SAS | Manufacturing | Tremblay-en-France, France | — | The Gentlemen | Unknown | linkedin.com |
| August 2026 | Stade Français | Other | Paris, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | stade.fr |
| July 2026 | Groupe Fenwick | Manufacturing | Gennevilliers, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | fenwick.fr |
| July 2026 | Ville de Drancy | Government | Drancy, France | — | Qilin | No | info.fr |
| July 2026 | Spedidam | Other | Paris, France | — | The Gentlemen | Unknown | spedidam.fr |
| June 2026 | Au Vieux Campeur | Retail | Paris, France | — | The Gentlemen | Unknown | auvieuxcampeur.fr |
| May 2026 | Constructions Piraino | Construction | Wasquehal, France | — | The Gentlemen | Unknown | piraino.fr |
| May 2026 | Ville d’Eyguières | Government | Eyguières, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | ledauphine.com |
| May 2026 | Ville de Quiberon | Government | Quiberon, France | — | Qilin | No | actu.fr |
| March 2026 | LISI Group | Manufacturing | Grandvillars, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | cybernews.com |
| March 2026 | Vivaticket | Technology | Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France | — | RansomHouse | Unknown | franceinfo.fr |
| February 2026 | CFDT | Other | Paris, France | — | Clop | Unknown | cfdt.fr |
| February 2026 | Ordre des Experts-Comptables de Bretagne | Finance | Saint-Grégoire, France | — | BravoX | Unknown | letelegramme.fr |
| January 2026 | HAFA | Manufacturing | Yvetot, France | — | The Gentlemen | Unknown | youtube.com |
| January 2026 | Zurflüh-Feller | Manufacturing | Noirefontaine, France | — | Akira | Unknown | zurfluh-feller.fr |
| December 2025 | France Terre d'Asile | Other | Paris, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | france-terre-asile.org |
| December 2025 | L'Epi du Rouergue | Food and Beverage | La Loubière, France | — | Nova (RALord) | Unknown | centrepresseaveyron.fr |
| December 2025 | ATALIAN Global Services | Service | Vitry-sur-Seine, France | — | Qilin | Unknown | docs.publicnow.com |
| December 2025 | EHPAD Résidence du Parc | Healthcare | Champdeniers-Saint-Denis, France | — | — | Unknown | lanouvellerepublique.fr |
| October 2025 | CFDT Éducation Formation Recherche Publiques | Other | Paris, France | — | — | Unknown | nord-pas-de-calais.sgen-cfdt.fr |
| October 2025 | Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Haute-Comté | Healthcare | Pontarlier, France | — | — | Unknown | francebleu.fr |
Frequently asked questions
How many ransomware attacks in France have been confirmed?
Ransomnews has confirmed 505 ransomware attacks in France since January 2018, including 19 so far in 2026. Each one is verified against a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing or press report. The true total is higher, because many victims never disclose; confirmed counts are a floor, not a ceiling.
Which ransomware group is most active in France?
LockBit, with 49 confirmed victims, followed by Conti (31) and Egregor (21). These are confirmed victims, not leak-site claims, counted among the 337 incidents where the operator is attributed.
Which sector is hit most by ransomware in France?
Government, with 125 confirmed incidents (25% of the total). Healthcare follows with 51, then Manufacturing with 51.
Which cities in France have the most confirmed ransomware attacks?
Paris (80), Lyon (10), Marseille (6), Puteaux (5), Toulouse (5). City is recorded where the victim organisation is headquartered or the incident was reported, so distributed organisations are counted once.
How often do ransomware victims in France pay the ransom?
Among the 128 confirmed incidents in France with a public outcome, 1 paid and 127 refused, a disclosed payment rate of 0.8%. Most victims never state whether they paid, and those who pay have the least reason to say so, so the disclosed rate understates real payment behaviour. The payment rate analysis tracks this figure since 2018.
What is the largest confirmed France ransomware attack by records exposed?
Boulanger Electroménager & Multimédia (Lesquin, France, September 2024), with 27,000,000 records exposed according to teiss.co.uk. Record counts exist only where a source disclosed them, so this ranks disclosed impact.
How to read this page. Every incident counted here was verified by Ransomnews against at least one public source. Leak-site listings alone do not qualify, because operators inflate, duplicate and occasionally fabricate claims, so these totals are a defensible floor rather than a full census. Records exposed and ransom outcomes appear only where a named source disclosed them. The page is regenerated from the live database, which refreshes weekly. Cite as: Ransomnews Confirmed Ransomware Attacks Dataset, ransomnews.com, with a link to this page. Bulk access and methodology questions: [email protected]. See also the monthly ransomware statistics and the Ransomtracker.