63% of organisations opted not to pay ransom demands last year, compared to 59% the year prior.
July 30, 2025
63% of organisations opted not to pay ransom demands last year, compared to 59% the year prior. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by IBM in July 2025. It covers topics including Ransom. The original data appears in Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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63% of organisations opted not to pay ransom demands last year, compared to 59% the year prior. This data was published by IBM and covers Ransom.
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This statistic comes from Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025, published by IBM on July 30, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach.
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