A 2023 survey among cybersecurity leaders of organizations in France revealed that 97 percent of the companies that encountered a ransomware attack managed to get the encrypted data back by employing one or more methods. Of this share, 22 percent paid the ransom to restore the stolen data, while 87 percent said they used backups to regain the data.
Methods for restoring data after ransomware attacks at organizations in France as of March 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Got data back via any method
97%
Yes, we used backups to restore the data
87%
Paid the ransom
25%
Yes, we paid the ransom and got data back
22%
Percentage of those that paid the ransom that didn’t get data back
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."
The survey was conducted in 14 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions.
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Sophos. (May 10, 2023). Methods for restoring data after ransomware attacks at organizations in France as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400626/ransomware-data-restore-method-global-france/
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