In 2023, the total amount of money received by ransomware actors amounted to 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, up by over 140 percent from 457 U.S. dollars in the year prior. The number of ransomware payments in 2023 represents a new peak in global ransomware activity, setting a record for the highest payments observed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total annual amount of money received by ransomware actors worldwide from 2017 to 2023
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Malwarebytes. (February 7, 2024). Total annual amount of money received by ransomware actors worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410498/ransomware-revenue-annual/
Malwarebytes. "Total annual amount of money received by ransomware actors worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410498/ransomware-revenue-annual/
Malwarebytes. (2024). Total annual amount of money received by ransomware actors worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410498/ransomware-revenue-annual/
Malwarebytes. "Total Annual Amount of Money Received by Ransomware Actors Worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410498/ransomware-revenue-annual/
Malwarebytes, Total annual amount of money received by ransomware actors worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410498/ransomware-revenue-annual/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Total annual amount of money received by ransomware actors worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Malwarebytes, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410498/ransomware-revenue-annual/
