Over three-quarters (77%) of retail organizations globally were targeted by ransomware in 2021 — a 75% increase from 2020. Retail organizations faced ransomware attacks 11% more often than the cross-sector average of 66%.
The State of Ransomware in Retail 2022, a report from Sophos, found that retail had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks last year of all sectors surveyed after the media, leisure and entertainment industry. The State of Ransomware in Retail 2022 survey polled 5,600 information technology (IT) professionals in mid-sized organizations across 31 countries, including 422 respondents from the retail sector.