Ransomware attackers demanded dramatically higher ransom fees last year. The average ransom payment rose by 78% to $2.2 million. 85% of ransomware victims had their data dumped and exposed on leak sites. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 Unit 42 report says some 2, 556 organizations were victims of the cyber-extrusion attacks. The most victimized sectors were professional and legal services, construction, wholesale and retail, healthcare, and manufacturing, the report says. Conti, Hello Kitty and Hello Kitty led the attack volume, according to the report.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/ransomware-payments-demands-rose-dramatically-in-2021