Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today released its annual State of Ransomware in Education 2026 report, which found that identity-based attack techniques were used in 85% of ransomware attacks against education institutions. Those techniques include malicious email, phishing, compromised credentials and brute force attacks. The 85% rate exceeded the cross-sector average of 79%, underscoring the role identity compromise continues to play in ransomware incidents targeting lower and higher e. Sign in to read more..