Organizational data retrieval methods after a ransomware attack 2023

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Jun 20, 2024

After experiencing a ransomware attack, roughly 46 percent of organizations worldwide paid up to get their encrypted data back. Survey data from January and March 2023 found that two percent of the affected companies used other means, while 70 percent used backups to regain access to their data. Overall, 97 percent of companies got their data back after a ransomware attack.

Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of March 2023

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Release date

May 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January and March 2023

Number of respondents

5,600 respondents

Special properties

organizations whose data had been encrypted

Supplementary notes

Due to rounding, some totals do not correspond with the sum of separate figures.

The source phrased the survey question as follows: "Did your organization get the data back in the most significant ransomware attack?" The State of Ransomware 2022: Infographic

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