// CONFIRMED RANSOMWARE ATTACKS · COUNTRY
Ransomnews has confirmed 32 ransomware attacks in Romania between April 2019 and August 2026, each one verified against a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing, court record or press report. That is 0.3% of the 9,520 confirmed incidents in the dataset. So far in 2026, 6 have been confirmed, against 3 in 2025 and 8 in 2024. The most affected sector is government, with 10 confirmed victims (31%). Bucharest is the city with the most confirmed victims, at 16. Where the operator is attributed, PHOBOS leads with 3 confirmed victims. No ransom payment is on the public record; a refusal is recorded in 7 cases and the outcome is unrecorded in the remaining 25.
Confirmed ransomware attacks in Romania 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Which ransomware groups attack organisations in Romania most
The operator is attributed in 22 of the 32 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 Romania fall
Most affected sectors
Cities with the most confirmed victims
Ransom payment outcomes in Romania
Among the 7 confirmed incidents in Romania where the outcome is on the public record, 0 paid and 7 refused, a disclosed payment rate of 0%. The remaining 25 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.
Most recent confirmed ransomware attacks in Romania
The 25 most recently confirmed of 32 incidents, newest first. Every row links to the public source it was verified against.
| Date | Organisation | Sector | Location | Records | Group | Ransom paid | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | TechVentures Bank SA | Finance | Bucharest, Romania | — | RansomHouse | Unknown | financialintelligence.ro |
| July 2026 | Universitatea de Vest "Vasile Goldiș” din Arad | Education | Arad, Romania | — | Qilin | Unknown | ziare.com |
| July 2026 | Administrația Națională a Penitenciarelor (ANP) | Government | Bucharest, Romania | — | Babuk | Unknown | informat.ro |
| July 2026 | Agenția Națională de Cadastru și Publicitate Imobiliară (ANCPI) | Government | Bucharest, Romania | — | ByteToBreach | Unknown | romania-insider.com |
| May 2026 | Distrigaz Vest S.A. | Utilities | Oradea, Romania | — | INC | Unknown | distrigazvest.ro |
| February 2026 | CONPET S.A. | Government | Ploiești, Romania | — | Qilin | Unknown | digi24.ro |
| December 2025 | Complexul Energetic Oltenia | Government | Targu-Jiu, Romania | — | The Gentlemen | Unknown | newsweek.ro |
| December 2025 | Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române) | Government | Bucharest, Romania | — | — | No | cyberpress.org |
| March 2025 | AAylex ONE (Cocorico) | Food and Beverage | Bucharest, Romania | — | Akira | Unknown | stiripesurse.ro |
| December 2024 | Grupul Electrica (Societatea Energetica Electrica S.A) | Utilities | Bucharest, Romania | — | Lynx | No | stirileprotv.ro |
| October 2024 | Unita Turism Holding S.A. | Other | Brăila, Romania | — | Meow | Unknown | unita-turism.ro |
| October 2024 | Primăria Sector 5 Bucuresti | Government | Bucharest, Romania | — | RansomHub | No | romania-insider.com |
| August 2024 | Primăria Municipiului Timișoara, Direcția Fiscală a Municipiului (DFMT), Poliția Locală Timișoara | Government | Timișoara, Romania | — | RansomHub | No | amosnews.ro |
| June 2024 | NTT DATA Romania SA | Technology | Cluj Napoca, Romania | — | RansomHub | Unknown | marketscreener.com |
| April 2024 | Primăria Oradea | Government | Oradea, Romania | — | — | Unknown | ebihoreanul.ro |
| February 2024 | Hippocrates Information System (Sistemului Informatic Hipocrate) | Healthcare | Bucharest, Romania | — | Phobos | Unknown | pplware.sapo.pt |
| January 2024 | Camera Deputaţilor | Government | Bucharest, Romania | — | Knight | No | databreaches.net |
| December 2023 | Radcom | Technology | Bucharest, Romania | — | — | Unknown | mesagerulhunedorean.ro |
| October 2023 | certSIGN | Technology | Bucharest, Romania | — | — | Unknown | revistabiz.ro |
| April 2023 | PKF Finconta | Finance | Bucharest, Romania | — | LockBit | Unknown | pkffinconta.ro |
| February 2023 | Tarom | Transportation | Otopeni, Romania | — | — | Unknown | realitateadevaslui.net |
| December 2022 | Spitalul de Recuperare Sf. Gheorghe Botosani | Healthcare | Botoşani, Romania | — | — | Unknown | romania-insider.com |
| March 2022 | RomPetrol | Utilities | Bucharest, Romania | — | Hive | Unknown | bleepingcomputer.com |
| July 2021 | Primăria Oradea | Government | Oradea, Romania | — | — | Unknown | forbes.ro |
| July 2021 | Spitalul Clinic Nr.1 Cf Witting Bucuresti (Clinical Hospital No.1 CF Witting) | Healthcare | Bucharest, Romania | — | PHOBOS | No | databreaches.net |
Frequently asked questions
How many ransomware attacks in Romania have been confirmed?
Ransomnews has confirmed 32 ransomware attacks in Romania since April 2019, including 6 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 Romania?
PHOBOS, with 3 confirmed victims, followed by RansomHub (3) and BadRabbit (2). These are confirmed victims, not leak-site claims, counted among the 22 incidents where the operator is attributed.
Which sector is hit most by ransomware in Romania?
Government, with 10 confirmed incidents (31% of the total). Healthcare follows with 8, then Technology with 3.
Which cities in Romania have the most confirmed ransomware attacks?
Bucharest (16), Oradea (4), Arad (1), Botoşani (1), Brăila (1). 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 Romania pay the ransom?
Among the 7 confirmed incidents in Romania with a public outcome, 0 paid and 7 refused, a disclosed payment rate of 0%. 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.
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.