Successful ransomware attacks have declined from a peak of 73% two years ago to 63% this year.

Only half of organisations that pay ransoms actually recover their data.

The health care sector had the highest average ransom paid of any industry, at $847,875.

Only 41% of victimised organisations chose to pay in 2024—down from 63% three years ago.

Ransomware deployment occurs in as little as six hours

The average ransom paid dropped 33% in 2024 to $501,388, down from $747,651 in 2023.

54% of ransom-paying victims recovered their data—down from 73% two years ago.

The average response time to ransomware attacks is 6.71 hours among financial institutions. Last year's average response time to ransomware attacks was 6.62 hours.

There was also a record high number of active threat groups, with 70 identified in Q1 2025. This is a 55.5% year-over-year rise.

There was also a record high number of active threat groups, with 70 identified in Q1 2025. This is a 55.5% year-over-year rise.

Severity of ransomware attacks was up 13% in 2024.

There was a 75% increase in actively exploited flaws compared to the same period in 2024, with 12,333 vulnerabilities reported in Q1 alone .

The vast majority of ransomware started with an attack on a remote access tool, contributing to 80% of attacks.

Remote access tools like VPNs and RDP were correlated with 80% of ransomware attacks in 2024, up from 63% the year prior.

Geographically, 59% of observed ransomware victims in Q1 2025 were based in The United States, which is the highest proportion seen to date.

The first quarter of 2025 saw a record high in ransomware attacks, with 2,063 victims reported. This represents a 102% increase compared to the previous year.

Close to 50 ransomware groups were implicated in attacks in 2024, a 3X increase from 2021.

Ransomware payments dropped by 35% worldwide in 2024

The blast radius of ransomware continues to grow as businesses impacted by attacks on vendors and partners increased 43%.

The average cost of third-party ransomware incidents jumped by 72% to $241K.