The average ransom payment has reached $220,298, which is an increase of 43% when compared with that in Q4 2020. The median ransom payments has also increased in the same period, from $49,450 to $78,398 (i.e., by 58%) Law firms in the Professional Services industry (more specifically:. law firms) have been heavily targeted by ransomware attackers, followed by organizations in the public sector and healthcare. Ransomware incident duration / average days of downtime has expanded to 23 days.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/04/29/q1-2021-ransomware/