In 2023, manufacturing was the industry most targeted by ransomware attacks. Companies in this sector saw *** ransomware attacks in the examined year. The industrial control systems sector ranked second, with *** incidents. Organizations in the transportation sector were the next-most targeted, seeing ** ransomware attacks in the measured year.
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