1 in 10 ransomware victims pays the ransom
A recent survey by the cybersecurity experts at Hornetsecurity among more than 820 companies found that 21% of those surveyed have already been victims of a ransomware attack. Every 10th company paid the ransom. Ransomware is one of the most common and effective forms of cybercrime. Attackers encrypt a company's data and make it unusable until a ransom is paid. Over 9% of ransomware victims surveyed paid the ransom Of the 21% of companies that reported a ransomware attack, 9,2% were able to recover their data by paying the required ransom. The other respondents ...
