Ransomware

Statistics report about ransomware attacks worldwide

Ransomware

This report presents insights and statistics on the impact of ransomware. It starts with a look at malware attack rates globally and then goes into more detail on ransomware rates and risks to businesses. It also includes data on how many companies end up paying the ransom. There is a chapter on global IT security solutions, presenting the essential steps companies take to prevent ransomware attacks.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Forecast Annual cost of cybercrime worldwide 2017-2028
  • Basic Statistic Global cyberattack distribution 2022, by type
  • Premium Statistic Share of cyberattacks in worldwide regions 2022, by category
  • Basic Statistic Number of malware attacks per year 2015-2022
  • Basic Statistic Global most targeted industries by malware 2021-2022

Ransomware attacks

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  • Basic Statistic Total value received by ransomware attackers worldwide 2017-2022
  • Basic Statistic All-time biggest ransomware attacks worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Global number of ransomware attacks Q1 2020-Q4 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of ransomware attempts per year 2017-2022
  • Basic Statistic Global users attacked by ransomware Trojans 2021-2022
  • Basic Statistic Businesses worldwide affected by ransomware 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global ransomware infections rate in organizations 2022
  • Premium Statistic Organizations hit by ransomware attacks 2022-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Countries targeted by ransomware 2022

Frequently targeted industries

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  • Premium Statistic Global industries most targeted by industrial ransomware attacks 2022
  • Premium Statistic Global share of industrial ransomware attacks Q1 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Global share of industrial ransomware attacks 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global number of ransomware attacks on manufacturing firms 2022, by subsector
  • Basic Statistic Global ransomware families targeting automotive industry H1 2022

Common types of ransomware attacks

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  • Basic Statistic Commonly detected ransomware variants worldwide Q2 2023, by market share
  • Basic Statistic Leading families of ransomware Trojans 2022
  • Basic Statistic Annual number of newly added ransomware families 2022
  • Basic Statistic Global number of RaaS and extortion groups Q1 2021- Q1 2022

Root causes and vulnerabilities

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  • Premium Statistic Common IT vulnerabilities and exposures worldwide 2009-2024
  • Basic Statistic Cyber attacks: most common exploited applications worldwide 2021-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global average time to patch cyber vulnerabilities 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Global average time to patch cyber security vulnerabilities 2023, by severity
  • Basic Statistic Origin of ransomware attacks global 2023
  • Basic Statistic Cyberattack sources worldwide 2021-2022, by country and territory
  • Premium Statistic Origin of ransomware attacks 2023, by industry

Attack reponse and ransom payments

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  • Premium Statistic Organizational data retrieval methods after a ransomware attack 2022
  • Premium Statistic Data restoring methods following a ransomware attack worldwide 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Global quarterly share of attacks resulting in ransom payment Q1 2019- Q2 2023
  • Basic Statistic Average amount of ransom payments related to cyber attacks Q1 2022-Q2 2023
  • Premium Statistic Global share of DXF attacks involving ransom payment Q1 2022- Q2 2023
  • Premium Statistic Global firms intending to pay ransom in case of an attack 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Outcomes for organizations after ransom payments worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of ransom payers worldwide that recovered data 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic Illegal cryptocurrency transaction share worldwide 2017-2022

Cybersecurity solutions and awareness

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  • Basic Statistic Cyber security market revenue worldwide 2021-2030
  • Premium Statistic Advanced persistent threat global market size 2015-2027
  • Premium Statistic Corporate web security market size worldwide 2016-2026
  • Premium Statistic Endpoint security market size worldwide 2022-2027
  • Premium Statistic Average annual increase in global companies' IT security budgets 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Companies' security management deployment status worldwide 2023, by technology
  • Premium Statistic Level of awareness of key cybercrime terms worldwide in 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Leading IT security threats according to cyber security professionals 2022

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