According to a November 2019 survey of global IT decision makers, 84.5 percent of organizations victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months who did not pay the ransom nonetheless managed to recover their data. A total of 33.1 percent of victims who paid the ransom but lost their data.
If victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months, did your organization pay a ransom (using Bitcoin or other anonymous currency) to recover data?
IT security decision makers and practitioners; all from organizations with more than 500 employees
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Original question: "If victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months, did your organization pay a ransom (using Bitcoin or other anonymous currency) to recover data?"
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CyberEdge. (March 31, 2020). If victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months, did your organization pay a ransom (using Bitcoin or other anonymous currency) to recover data? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-msp-client-ransomware-attack-rate/
CyberEdge. "If victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months, did your organization pay a ransom (using Bitcoin or other anonymous currency) to recover data?." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-msp-client-ransomware-attack-rate/
CyberEdge. (2020). If victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months, did your organization pay a ransom (using Bitcoin or other anonymous currency) to recover data?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-msp-client-ransomware-attack-rate/
CyberEdge. "If Victimized by Ransomware in The past 12 Months, Did Your Organization Pay a Ransom (Using Bitcoin or Other Anonymous Currency) to Recover Data?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-msp-client-ransomware-attack-rate/
CyberEdge, If victimized by ransomware in the past 12 months, did your organization pay a ransom (using Bitcoin or other anonymous currency) to recover data? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-msp-client-ransomware-attack-rate/ (last visited May 28, 2022)