In the fourth quarter of 2023, the average ransom payment for cyber attacks in the United States amounted to over 568 thousand U.S. dollars, down from nearly 850 thousand U.S. dollars in the third quarter of 2023. This figure had increased significantly since the first quarter of 2022, when the average amount of ransom payments in the U.S. was approximately 212 thousand U.S. dollars.
Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
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Coveware. (January 26, 2024). Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware. "Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware. (2024). Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware. "Average Amount of Cyber Ransom Payments at Organizations in The United States from 1st Quarter 2022 to 4th Quarter 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
Coveware, Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average amount of cyber ransom payments at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Coveware, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1409510/ransom-payment-us-quarterly-amount/
