According to a November 2022 survey of IT professionals, in the fourth quarter of 2022, companies worldwide paid, on average, nearly 409 thousand U.S. dollars of ransom. This was the highest average quarterly amount paid between the first quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2022. Compared to the previous quarter, the figure saw an increase of approximately 160 thousand U.S. dollars.
Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars)
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CyberEdge. (May 18, 2023). Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/
CyberEdge. "Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/
CyberEdge. (2023). Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/
CyberEdge. "Average Quarterly Amount of Ransom Payments Worldwide from First Quarter 2020 to Fourth Quarter 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/
CyberEdge, Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], CyberEdge, May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/