Security News > 2018 > March > Not all who pay a ransom successfully recover their compromised data

A new report by the CyberEdge Group found that 55 percent of responding organizations were compromised by ransomware in 2017, down from 61 percent in 2016. How victims responded to ransomware Respondents who were victimized by ransomware and who elected to pay the ransoms were asked if they successfully recovered their compromised data. Surprisingly, only half confirmed successful data recovery, while the other half acknowledged complete data loss. It’s like flipping a coin twice consecutively … More → The post Not all who pay a ransom successfully recover their compromised data appeared first on Help Net Security.

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