| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Exploited vulnerability | 32% |
| Compromised credentials | 23% |
| Malicious email | 19% |
| Phishing | 18% |
| Brute force attack | 6% |
| Download | 2% |
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Release date
June 2025
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
January to March 2025
Number of respondents
3,400 respondents
Special properties
IT decision makers and cybersecurity leaders of 100-5,000 employee organizations
Supplementary notes
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you know the root cause of the ransomware attack your organization experienced in the last year? Selection of answer options. Base numbers in chart."
Organizations with 100-5,000 employees. 2023 data was conducted in 14 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.
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