In 2023, nearly 73 percent of companies worldwide paid ransom to recover data. In 2018, this figure stood at 49.4 percent and gradually increased over the past few years. The highest uptick was between the years 2018 and 2019.
Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023
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CyberEdge. (May 18, 2023). Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
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CyberEdge. (2023). Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
CyberEdge. "Annual Share of Companies Worldwide That Paid Ransom and Recovered Data from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/
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Annual share of companies worldwide that paid ransom and recovered data from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], CyberEdge, May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/700894/global-ransom-payers-recovered-data/