The State Of Ransomware 2025
Sophos, June 24,2025
Explore the causes and consequences of ransomware in 2025 based on findings from a vendor-agnostic survey of 3,400 organizations hit by ransomware in the last year.
The sixth annual Sophos State of Ransomware report provides fresh insights into the factors that led organizations to fall victim to ransomware and the human and business impacts of an attack.
Based on insights from a vendor-agnostic survey of 3,400 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries whose organizations were hit by ransomware in the last year, the report combines year-on-year insights with brand new areas of study, including why ransom payments rarely match the initial demand, and the downstream impact of ransomware incidents on in-house teams.