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Incident response data indicates around 30% of negotiations lead to payments.

PublisherChainalysis
Report35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments
Published1 February 2025

Published by Chainalysis in 35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments , 1 February 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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