70+ Notable Ransomware Statistics And Trends 2023

Vital Ransomware Statistics Worldwide ransomware attacks totaled 236.1 million in the first half of 2022. Overall, the number of ransomware attacks decreased rapidly between the second and fourth quarters of 2021, going from nearly 189 million cases to 133 million. The rate of malicious emails shot up by 600 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. There were around 305 million malware attacks in 2020 worldwide. As of Q4 of 2022, there were 154.93 million ransomware attacks around the world. Furthermore, exploited vulnerability is the most common cause of ransomware attacks in 2023. In Q2 of 2023, the global amount of ransom payments amounted to $740,144. After ransom payments, 2022 data suggested that only 52% of the companies regained their access to data. In 2023, the average budget for companies around the world in terms of cybersecurity increased by 5.3%. Ransomware attacks Statistics by country between 2022 to 2023 (Source: Statista) In 2022 and 2023, Singapore, Austria, and Australia were the top three countries with the highest number of organizations experiencing ransomware attacks. Comparatively, the number has even increased in 2023. On average, each listed country has more than a 50% rate of ransom attacks.

全球范围内，2022年上半年勒索软件攻击事件累计达2.361亿次。整体而言，2021年第二季度至第四季度，勒索软件攻击事件数量急剧下降，从近1.89亿次降至1.33亿次。2021年COVID-19疫情期间，恶意电子邮件的数量激增，增幅达到600%。2020年全球范围内约有3.05亿次恶意软件攻击事件。截至2022年第四季度，全球范围内的勒索软件攻击事件约为1.5493亿次。此外，2023年，已利用的漏洞是勒索软件攻击最常见的原因。2023年第二季度，全球勒索支付总额达到7.40144亿美元。根据2022年的数据，在支付勒索金后，仅有52%的企业恢复了对其数据的访问。在全球范围内，2023年，企业的平均网络安全预算增加了5.3%。2022年至2023年间，按国家划分的勒索软件攻击统计数据（来源：Statista）显示，2022年和2023年，新加坡、奥地利和澳大利亚是遭受勒索软件攻击数量最多的前三个国家。与2022年相比，2023年这些国家的攻击数量甚至有所上升。平均而言，这些国家的勒索攻击率超过50%。