In 2023, nearly 73 percent of companies worldwide paid ransom to recover data. In 2018, this figure stood at 49.4 percent and gradually increased over the past few years. The highest uptick was between the years 2018 and 2019.
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CyberEdge. (May 18, 2023). Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
CyberEdge. "Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
CyberEdge. (2023). Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
CyberEdge. "Annual Share of Companies Worldwide That Paid Ransom and Recovered Data from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
CyberEdge, Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], CyberEdge, May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/