"78% of Organizations Suffer Repeat Ransomware Attacks After Paying"

According to security researchers at Cybereason, almost four in five (78%) organizations who paid a ransom demand were hit by a second ransomware attack, often by the same threat actor.  Of the 78% breached a second time, 36% of perpetrators were the same threat actor, and 42% were a different attacker.  In total, 56% of organizations suffered more than one ransomware attack in the last 24 months.  During the study, the researchers surveyed over 1000 cybersecurity professionals.  During the study, the researchers also found that a staggering 84% of organizations agreed to pay a ransom demand after being breached.  Of these, less than half (47%) got their data and services back uncorrupted, emphasizing that paying is generally not the solution.

Infosecurity Magazine reports: "78% of Organizations Suffer Repeat Ransomware Attacks After Paying"