A 2020 cyber security survey revealed that 68 percent of organizations in the United States had experienced a ransomware attack and had paid the ransom as a result. Additionally, 10 percent of U.S. organizations were infected from a ransomware attack, but did not pay the ransom, and 22 percent of U.S. organizations were not infected at all.
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Proofpoint. (February 3, 2021). Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint. "Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020." Chart. February 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint. (2021). Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint. "Share of Organizations in The United States That Experienced a Ransomware Attack and Paid The Ransom in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint, Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020 [Graph], Proofpoint, February 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/