On average, 66 percent of organizations worldwide were victims of a ransomware attack between March 2022 and March 2023, according to a survey conducted among cybersecurity leaders of worldwide organizations. Singapore ranked first by the ransomware rate in companies, with 84 percent reporting having encountered such an attack in the last 12 months. Companies in South Africa, Spain, and Switzerland followed, with up to 78 percent of the organizations experiencing ransomware attacks.
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The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the last year, has your organization been hit by ransomware?"
Organizations with 100-5,000 employees. 2023 data was conducted in 14 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. The survey was conducted between January and March 2023. 2022 survey was conducted in 31 countries between January and February 2022.
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Sophos. (May 10, 2023). Share of organizations worldwide hit by ransomware attacks in 2022 and 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/
Sophos. "Share of organizations worldwide hit by ransomware attacks in 2022 and 2023, by country." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/
Sophos. (2023). Share of organizations worldwide hit by ransomware attacks in 2022 and 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/
Sophos. "Share of Organizations Worldwide Hit by Ransomware Attacks in 2022 and 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/
Sophos, Share of organizations worldwide hit by ransomware attacks in 2022 and 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/ (last visited July 07, 2024)
Share of organizations worldwide hit by ransomware attacks in 2022 and 2023, by country [Graph], Sophos, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/
