After experiencing a ransomware attack, roughly 46 percent of organizations worldwide paid up to get their encrypted data back. Survey data from January to February 2022 found that a third of affected companies used other means, while 57 percent used backups to regain access to their data. Overall, 99 percent of companies got their data back after a ransomware attack.
Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of February 2022
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Sophos. (October 6, 2022). Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/
Sophos. "Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of February 2022." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/
Sophos. (2022). Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/
Sophos. "Methods of Organizations Compromised by Ransomware to Get Their Encrypted Data Back as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/
Sophos, Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of February 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of February 2022 [Graph], Sophos, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/