Cybercrime Shock: Nearly Half of Companies Paid Ransoms in 2025 – Report (International Edition)

Despite growing awareness and improved defences, nearly half of global organisations still opted to pay ransom to cybercriminals in 2025, a new report by cybersecurity firm Sophos has revealed. The report, titled State of Ransomware 2025, released on Tuesday, found that 46 per cent of firms paid a ransom to regain access to their data, … Read more