U.S. quarterly share of attacks resulting in ransom payment Q1 2019- Q3 2024

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Ani Petrosyan,
Nov 19, 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, 32 percent of ransomware attacks encountered at organizations in the United States resulted in a ransom payment. Between the first quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2024, this figure has declined by 62 percent.

Quarterly share of ransomware attacks at organizations in the United States resulting in ransom payment from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2024

CharacteristicShare of attacks with ransom paid
Q3 2024 32%
Q2 2024 36%
Q1 2024 28%
Q4 2023 29%
Q3 2023 41%
Q2 2023 34%
Q1 2023 45%
Q4 2022 37%
Q3 2022 37%
Q2 2022 42%
Q1 2022 46%
Q4 2021 42%
Q3 2021 46%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of attacks with ransom paid85%85%79%79%73%73%72%72%73%73%69%69%77%77%60%60%56%56%53%53%46%46%42%42%46%46%42%42%37%37%37%37%45%45%34%34%41%41%29%29%28%28%36%36%32%32%Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2019Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020Q1 2021Q2 2021Q3 2021Q4 2021Q1 2022Q2 2022Q3 2022Q4 2022Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024
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November 2024

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Q1 2019 to Q3 2024

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