Within capital goods, machinery experienced 442 ransomware attacks and construction and engineering experienced 394 ransomware attacks in the 12 months from March 2025.

The construction industry experienced 131 ransomware victims in Q1 2026, a 44% year-over-year increase.

73% of construction enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.

The construction sector suffered 143 ransomware attacks between July and September 2025.

The Construction, Hospitality, and Arts and Entertainment sectors reported their highest ever Q2 2025 ransomware attack volumes.

Construction was the third most targeted sector by ransomware in Q2 2025.

In 2024, the most targeted sectors were: manufacturing (17%), business services (11%), construction (9%), retail (9%).