DEVMAN demanded $91 million from Shimao Group, the largest ransom in Q3 2025.

Ransom payment rates by healthcare organizations declined in 2025 (from 36% to 33% in 2025).

The costliest ransom paid by healthcare organizations in 2025 represented a 60% increase from $771,905 in 2022.

The costliest ransom paid (extrapolated value) by healthcare organizations was $1.2 million.

Only 13% of ransomware victims paid the ransom in 2025, which is a decrease from 16.3% in 2024.

In 2022, victims paid on average 42.0% of the initial ransom demand.

Average initial ransom demand (based on all cases with ransom demand) in 2019: $7.77 million.

Average initial ransom demand (based on all cases with ransom demand) in 2022: $21.46 million.

Average initial ransom demand (based on all cases with ransom demand) in 2021: $17.39 million.

In 2023, victims paid on average 39.1% of the initial ransom demand.

In 2021, victims paid on average 33.9% of the initial ransom demand.

Average initial ransom demand (based on all cases with ransom demand) in 2020: $11.25 million.

Average initial ransom demand (based on all cases with ransom demand) in 2023: $32.25 million.

In 2019, victims paid on average 56.9% of the initial ransom demand.

In 2020, victims paid on average 37.4% of the initial ransom demand.

66% of CISOs say they would consider paying a ransom to prevent data leaks or restore systems. This figure rises to 84% in Canada and Mexico.

17% of UK organisations hit by ransomware in the past year paid the ransom. This figure is down from 27% in 2024 and 44% in 2023.

UK organisations are now more than three times more likely to recover from backups than pay the ransom.

24% of UK organisations have a formal policy never to pay a ransom. This figure is double the figure from 2023

37% of organisations affected twice or more by ransomware paid the attackers.