Ransomware attacks have doubled in each of the last two years, and account for 22 percent of all 2021 cyber attacks. The amount held for ransom increased from $5,000 to $200,000 in 2020, experts estimate that every 11 seconds an attempted ransomware attack occurred in 2021. Many systems are unprotected, phishing is still a shockingly reliable attack vector, and as the world becomes more interconnected, the pathways into and through valuable OT systems multiply. 51% of breaches originate from a third party, which highlights how lucrative an access point it is for attackers.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/ransomware-only-increasing-your-organization-protected-p-3179