US EditionRansomware Payment Rate Drops to Record Low as Attacks Surge
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Ransomware Payments Drop to $820M in 2025 Despite Record Attacks More Stories ETHNews
Ransomware payments fell to approximately $820 million in 2025, even as the total number of attacks reached record highs, according to data from Chainalysis. The decline marks a notable shift in the economics of cybercrime, suggesting that while attacks are increasing, fewer victims are choosing, or managing, to pay. Annual Ransomware Losses (2020–2025) Chainalysis data shows the following trend: 2020: $997 million 2021: $1.086 billion 2022: $6…
Key points of the news: Total payments fell to $820 million in 2025, 8% less than the previous year. The number of victims claimed at filtration sites increased by 50% in the same period. Medium ransom payments skyrocketed by 368%, reaching nearly $60,000. The latest report by Chainalysis discovers an interesting paradox of cybercrime. It reveals a greater criminal activity, but ransomware payments in 2025 recorded an annual fall of 8%, equivale…
Total ransomware on-chain payments fell by approximately 8%, reaching $820 million in 2025. Reported attacks increased by 50%, however, the victims' payment rate fell to a record low of 28%. The average ransom payment grew by 368% year-on-year, reaching almost $60,000. Ransomware's ecosystem experienced a historical divergence during 2025. According to the Crime Crime Report 2026 released today by Chainalysis, while the volume of attacks claimed…
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