Data is based on a survey of more than 600 IT security professionals across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.
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Share of U.S. organizations that experienced a ransomware attack and paid ransom 2020
A 2020 cyber security survey revealed that 68 percent of organizations in the United States had experienced a ransomware attack and had paid the ransom as a result. Additionally, 10 percent of U.S. organizations were infected from a ransomware attack, but did not pay the ransom, and 22 percent of U.S. organizations were not infected at all.
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Proofpoint. (February 3, 2021). Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint. "Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020." Chart. February 3, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint. (2021). Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
Proofpoint. "Share of Organizations in The United States That Experienced a Ransomware Attack and Paid The Ransom in 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Feb 2021, /statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
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Share of organizations in the United States that experienced a ransomware attack and paid the ransom in 2020 [Graph], Proofpoint, February 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/701282/ransomware-experience-of-companies/
