Ransomware Studies & Research

Comparitech is an authority on all things ransomware. Below, you will find our annual ransomware round-ups, data research and studies that are cited across the world media.

On average, manufacturing companies lose $1.9 million per day to downtime from ransomware attacks

Over the last six years, there have been 858 ransomware attacks on manufacturing companies across the globe. Our research looks at the cost of these attacks, the amount of downtime caused, and the ransoms and data theft involved.

By Rebecca Moody in Information Security on December 4, 2024

Financial organizations hit with average ransom demand of $4.2 million

Since 2018, there have been 395 ransomware attacks on finance organizations around the world. Our report details how much these attacks have cost, how much downtime has been caused, and what ransom demands were involved.

By Rebecca Moody in Ransomware Studies on September 11, 2024

Ransomware attacks on food, beverage, and agriculture organizations have cost the world economy $1.36bn in downtime alone

"Delve into the vulnerabilities and consequences of ransomware attacks within the food, beverage, an

By Rebecca Moody in Ransomware Studies on June 5, 2023

On average, US manufacturing organizations lose $1.3m per day to downtime from ransomware attacks

By Paul Bischoff in Ransomware Studies on May 29, 2024

On average, healthcare organizations lose $900,000 per day to downtime from ransomware attacks

Ransomware in healthcare: Daily downtime costs organizations $900,000, underscoring the critical nee

By Paul Bischoff in Ransomware Studies on March 6, 2024

Ransomware attacks cost the US $159.4bn in downtime alone in 2021

By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on July 19, 2022

Map of worldwide ransomware attacks (updated daily)