Ransomware extortion: Almost every second company pays
The new "State of Ransomware 2025" report from Sophos confirms an average ransom payment of $1 million (€869.591). What's new is that 53 percent of companies negotiated a lower amount than the original demand, even if it's unclear whether they actually received their data back. "State of Ransomware" report: The independent survey of 3.400 IT and cybersecurity leaders in 17 countries examines the impact of ransomware attacks on companies. This year's analysis found that almost 50 percent of companies internationally paid the ransom to get their data back. This represents the…