number of ransomware attacks decreased rapidly between the second and fourth quarters of 2021, going from nearly 189 million cases to 133 million.
During the first half of 2022, there were a total of 236.1 million ransomware attacks worldwide. Overall, the Annual number of ransomware attacks worldwide from 2016 to first half 2022 (in millions)
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- Basic Statistic Number of malware attacks per year 2015-H1 2022
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- Leading malicious spam types worldwide 2017
- Latin America: computer users attacked by banking malware Q3 2019
- Leading macOS malware strains 2019
- Distribution of Windows malware 2019
- Distribution of Android malware 2019
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- Global Android potentially harmful app installs 2016-2018, by market segment
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- Share of cyber attacks in Hungary 2020
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- The most significant impacts of ransomware in the U.S. 2021
SonicWall. (June 22, 2022). Annual number of ransomware attacks worldwide from 2016 to first half 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attacks-per-year-worldwide/
SonicWall. "Annual number of ransomware attacks worldwide from 2016 to first half 2022 (in millions)." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attacks-per-year-worldwide/
SonicWall. (2022). Annual number of ransomware attacks worldwide from 2016 to first half 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attacks-per-year-worldwide/
SonicWall. "Annual Number of Ransomware Attacks Worldwide from 2016 to First Half 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attacks-per-year-worldwide/
SonicWall, Annual number of ransomware attacks worldwide from 2016 to first half 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attacks-per-year-worldwide/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Annual number of ransomware attacks worldwide from 2016 to first half 2022 (in millions) [Graph], SonicWall, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attacks-per-year-worldwide/