Origin of ransomware attacks 2024, by industry

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Nov 25, 2024

A 2024 survey of cybersecurity professionals of worldwide organizations revealed that the energy and utilities industry had the highest number of vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attacks. The survey showed that the second-most common root cause of ransomware attacks was compromised credentials across all sectors, followed by malicious e-mail.

Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of February 2024, by industry

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April 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January and February 2024

Number of respondents

2,974 respondents

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IT decision makers and cybersecurity leaders of 100-5,000 employee organizations

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you know the root cause of the ransomware attack your organization experienced in the last year? Selection of answer options. Base numbers in chart."

Organizations with 100-5,000 employees. 2023 data was conducted in 14 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.

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