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Reported Cost of Ransomware Attacks 2025 YTD

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Aggregated Estimate from Public and Private Sources, Reflects Reported Attacks Only. Actual cost estimated to be significantly higher.

The forecast for cybercrime in 2024 is harsh with attacks increasing in frequency, sophistication, and severity. We must work together to protect our companies and communities from the financial, operational, and emotional trauma of cyber-attacks.

Cyber Stats

$1.85m

average cost for remediation, business downtime, lost orders, operational costs, etc. 2X vs year ago. Recovery cost is 10X the size of the ransom payment. Sophos, The State of Ransomware 2021

93%

consider an organization's trustworthiness prior to purchasing. 59% would avoid doing business with a company cyberattacked in the past 12 months. Arcserve 2020 Survey

11 seconds

a new ransomware attack hits this year. Cybersecurity Ventures. (In the time it takes you to read this cyber stat, another business has been hit with a ransomware attack.)

207 days

days is the average time to identify a breach. Meaning the bad guys are in your system for over 6-months. IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020.

Only 21%

of security professionals think their current security controls are adequate. Forrester State of Enterprise IoT Security in North America

21 days

days is the average downtime caused by a ransomware attack. Coveware Q4, 2020

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December 18, 2025

UEFI Vulnerability in Major Motherboards Enables Early-Boot Attacks

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December 18, 2025

HPE Patches Critical Flaw in IT Infrastructure Management Software

Tracked as CVE-2025-37164, the critical flaw could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post HPE Patches Critical...

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December 18, 2025

CISA Warns of Exploited Flaw in Asus Update Tool

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Axis Communications Camera Station Pro, Camera Station, and Device Manager

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Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions and Mitsubishi Electrics Products

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December 18, 2025

Rockwell Automation Micro820, Micro850, Micro870

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December 18, 2025

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December 18, 2025

IoT Security Firm Exein Raises €100 Million

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PREVENTATIVE RESOURCES

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In Case of Cyber Attack Emergency

If a ransomware incident occurs at your organization, CISA, FBI, and NSA recommend the following actions:

Contact your Local FBI Office - https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices

Report a Complaint to the FBI’s Internet Criminal Complaint Center: www.IC3.gov

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