According to a November 2022 survey of IT professionals, in the fourth quarter of 2022, companies worldwide paid, on average, nearly 409 thousand U.S. dollars of ransom. This was the highest average quarterly amount paid between the first quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2022. Compared to the previous quarter, the figure saw an increase of approximately 160 thousand U.S. dollars.
Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022
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CyberEdge. (May 18, 2023). Average quarterly amount of ransom payments worldwide from first quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305955/quarterly-average-amount-ransom-payments-global/
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