In 2023, the average amount of ransom payments at organizations in the United States reached over 747.7 thousand U.S. dollars, an increase of 24 percent from the previous year. In 2020, the average ransom payment reached its peak at 794.6 thousand U.S. dollars.
Average amount of ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 2018 to 2023
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