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Nearly Half of Ransomware Victims Still Pay Out, Says Sophos
- In early 2025, Sophos published its latest cybersecurity survey revealing that 49% of organizations affected by ransomware chose to pay the demanded ransom, marking the second-highest payment rate recorded in six years.
- This high payment rate occurs despite growing awareness of ransomware risks and persistent exploitation of known vulnerabilities in 32% of attacks.
- The report found that resource constraints like lack of expertise or personnel contributed to susceptibility, backups use dropped to 54%, and recovery times improved.
- The typical ransom amount paid dropped by half, with over half of victims settling for less than the original demand, although attackers continue to receive substantial profits, frequently through negotiations involving intermediaries.
- Sophos recommends regular patching, multi-factor authentication, anti-ransomware tools, and 24/7 monitoring to strengthen defences as ransomware remains a business risk.
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The new "State of Ransomware 2025" report from Sophos confirms an average ransom payment of US$1 million (€869.591). New is that 53 percent of companies have negotiated a lower amount than the original claim. Even if it is not clear whether they will really get their data back. "State of Ransomware" report: The independent survey among 3,400 IT and cybersecurity managers in 17 countries investigates the impact of ransomware attacks on companies.…
Sophos' 2025 report on ransomware reveals an alarming fact: not only are computer attacks increasing, but companies are now increasingly giving in to digital blackmail. The average of paid ransoms is reaching peaks and the trend is growing with the combined effect of technological pressure, the generalisation of faults, and the rise of AI. Ransomwares: the threat does not weaken, payments are exploding. Every year for the past six years, Sophos …
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