In the third quarter of 2024, the average ransom payment for cyberattacks in the United States amounted to over 479 thousand U.S. dollars, down from 850 thousand U.S. dollars in the third quarter of 2023. This figure had increased significantly since the first quarter of 2022, when the average amount of ransom payments in the U.S. was approximately 212 thousand U.S. dollars.
Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2024
(in U.S. dollars)
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Coveware. (November 1, 2024). Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware. "Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware. (2024). Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware. "Average Amount of Cyber Ransom Payments at Organizations in The United States from 1st Quarter 2022 to 3rd Quarter 2024 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware, Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Coveware, November 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
