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A 2023 survey of cybersecurity professionals of worldwide organizations revealed that the media, leisure, and entertainment industry had the highest number of vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attacks. The survey showed that the second-most common root cause of ransomware attacks was compromised credentials across all sectors, followed by malicious e-mail.
Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by industry
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Sophos. (May 10, 2023). Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385289/cause-ransomware-attacks-by-industry/
Sophos. "Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by industry." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385289/cause-ransomware-attacks-by-industry/
Sophos. (2023). Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385289/cause-ransomware-attacks-by-industry/
Sophos. "Root Causes of Ransomware Attacks in Worldwide Organizations as of March 2023, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385289/cause-ransomware-attacks-by-industry/
Sophos, Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385289/cause-ransomware-attacks-by-industry/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by industry [Graph], Sophos, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385289/cause-ransomware-attacks-by-industry/