Number of newly added ransomware families 2022

Published by Ani Petrosyan, May 4, 2023
In 2022, 26 new ransomware families were discovered. This represents around a 66 percent year-over-year decrease compared to the 78 new ransomware families detected in the preceding year. Since 2015, the highest number of new ransomware families was recorded in 2017.

Number of newly discovered ransomware families worldwide from 2015 to 2022

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March 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2015 to 2022

Special properties

Based on Trend Micro Smart Protection Network detections; wider industry metrics may vary

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