As of November 2022, approximately nine in ten organizations in the financial services industry worldwide have encountered ransomware attacks in the past year. This makes the financial institutions the most frequently targeted units worldwide in the measured period. The telecom and technology sector ranked second, with 80 percent of organizations claiming to have experienced ransomware attacks, while education followed, with around 75 percent.
Share of organizations in selected industries worldwide targeted by ransomware attacks as of November 2022
share of organizations victimized by ransomware in the last 12 months; among IT security professionals
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "The survey was completed by 1,200 IT security professionals in 17 countries and 19 industries in November 2022."
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CyberEdge. (May 18, 2023). Share of organizations in selected industries worldwide targeted by ransomware attacks as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410762/businesses-ransomware-attack-industries/
CyberEdge. "Share of organizations in selected industries worldwide targeted by ransomware attacks as of November 2022." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410762/businesses-ransomware-attack-industries/
CyberEdge. (2023). Share of organizations in selected industries worldwide targeted by ransomware attacks as of November 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410762/businesses-ransomware-attack-industries/
CyberEdge. "Share of Organizations in Selected Industries Worldwide Targeted by Ransomware Attacks as of November 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410762/businesses-ransomware-attack-industries/
CyberEdge, Share of organizations in selected industries worldwide targeted by ransomware attacks as of November 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410762/businesses-ransomware-attack-industries/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of organizations in selected industries worldwide targeted by ransomware attacks as of November 2022 [Graph], CyberEdge, May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410762/businesses-ransomware-attack-industries/
