More than seven in 10 (78 per cent) of Indian organisations were hit with ransomware attacks last year, up from 68 per cent in 2020, a new report showed on Wednesday.
The average ransom paid by the Indian organisations that had data encrypted in their most significant ransomware attack was $1,198,475, with 10 per cent of victims paying ransoms of $1 million or more, according to cybersecurity firm Sophos.