Cybersecurity statistics / Extortion
| Publisher | Resilience |
| Report | 2025 Cyber Risk Report |
| Published | 25 February 2026 |
| Topics | Extortion, Ransomware, Data Theft, Cyber Claims |
Published by Resilience in 2025 Cyber Risk Report, 25 February 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
| 54% of organizations affected by ransomware pay a ransom. Proofpoint, 25/07/2026 |
| 93% of US organizations affected by ransomware pay the ransom. Proofpoint, 25/07/2026 |
| 37% of organizations that paid a ransom face a second extortion demand. Proofpoint, 25/07/2026 |
| 37% of organizations that pay a ransom face a second extortion demand. Proofpoint, 25/07/2026 |
| Financially motivated attacks accounted for 65% of all interactive operations against the technology sector. CrowdStrike, 15/06/2026 |
| Big game hunting adversaries named 572 technology entities on dedicated leak sites for extortion. CrowdStrike, 15/06/2026 |
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