Ransomware by Industry

Retailers and the wholesale sector saw the largest spike in ransomware attacks, with a surprising increase of 182% compared to the same period last year. The distributor sector saw a 143% increase and the government/military sector reported a staggering increase of 135%, reaching a ratio of one out of 24 organizations impacted by ransomware on a weekly basis.

The education/research sector has become the most attacked industry worldwide, absorbing an average of more than 2,300 attacks per organization every week, which marks a 53% increase compared to the year-ago quarter.

The health care sector saw a 60% increase in cyberattacks compared to the year-ago quarter, reaching 1,342 attacks per organization every week.