Retail industry increasingly targeted by ransomware attacks

Web: https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/ransomware/retail-industry-increasingly-targeted-by-ransomware-attacks

Seventy-seven percent of mid-sized retail organizations experienced ransomware attacks last year, representing a 75% increase from 2020, while organizations impacted by attacks paid an average ransom of $226,044 in 2021, compared with $147,811, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

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