When Ransomware Hits Business – Paying Up Unlikely to Guarantee Resolution

A new survey into the prevalence and effect of ransomware confirms many other surveys — around half of all companies have now been affected within the last 12 months. Now, however, there is increasing evidence that paying the ransom is not the end of the matter: 86% of companies that paid up reported that the extortionist attempted to extract a second ransom; and 81% said they had been attacked at least three times.