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The State of Ransomware in Retail 2025

Sophos, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

361 IT and cybersecurity leaders reveal the ransomware realities for retail businesses today.

Sophos' latest annual study explores the real-world ransomware experiences of 361 retail organizations that were hit by ransomware in the past year. The report examines how the causes and consequences of these attacks have evolved over time.

This year's edition also sheds new light on previously unexplored areas, including the organizational factors that left retailers exposed and the human toll ransomware takes on retail IT and cybersecurity teams.

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