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Published by Ani Petrosyan, Aug 31, 2023
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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Worldwide
Survey time period
2018 to 2023
Number of respondents
1,200 respondents
Special properties
IT security professionals and practitioners; all from organizations with more than 500 employees
Method of interview
Online survey
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