After experiencing a ransomware attack, roughly ** percent of organizations worldwide paid up to get their encrypted data back. Survey data from January and March 2023 found that *** percent of the affected companies used other means, while ** percent used backups to regain access to their data. Overall, ** percent of companies got their data back after a ransomware attack.
Due to rounding, some totals do not correspond with the sum of separate figures.
The source phrased the survey question as follows: "Did your organization get the data back in the most significant ransomware attack?"
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Sophos, & ZDNet.com. (May 17, 2023). Methods of organizations compromised by ransomware to get their encrypted data back as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246430/getting-data-back-after-a-ransomware-attack/
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