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How “ransomware” trended on Hacker News

“Ransomware” was mentioned 11,784 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in May 2021 with 658 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “ransomware” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “ransomware”

1. 1.U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says 803 points · 554 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
2. 2.DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized 787 points · 584 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
3. 3.Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con 567 points · 254 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global 504 points · 411 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
5. 5.GoodWill ransomware forces victims to donate to the poor 503 points · 340 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
6. 6.FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals 475 points · 329 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Hack-petya mission accomplished – Petya ransomware decryptor 451 points · 79 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Many ransomware strains will abort if they detect a Russian keyboard installed (2021) 417 points · 220 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Firms That Promised Ransomware Decryption Almost Always Just Pay the Hackers 397 points · 137 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
10. 10.New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy 390 points · 344 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
11. 11.DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware extortionists Darkside 359 points · 277 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kaseya CEO says 307 points · 301 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN

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