According to research by Chainalysis, cybercriminals have lost more than victims in total over the past two years. 1 billion 300 million dollars stole worth of money.
According to a statement from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, ransomware attacks have seen a notable increase in the past two years.
The total amount of ransom paid to hackers globally is 692 million for 2020; For 2021, it was 602 million dollars. This number is expected to increase as more evidence of attacks in 2021 becomes available.
The total value of these payments in 2019 is 152 million; Its total value in 2018 was $39 million.
Cyber-attacked individuals and organizations have an average rate of hackers across 2021. 118 thousand dollars when paying the ransom, this number is 88 thousand per person in 2020; In 2019, it was $25,000.
Countries such as the USA, Australia and the United Kingdom have recently taken action against this increase in cyber attacks. The Biden administration met in October last year to discuss how to combat such cyberattacks. 30 countries participated had arranged a meeting.
Chainalysis, some organizations crypto wallets He also made estimations about how much income they earned by following them. One of the victims of Russia-based Conti 180 million dollars It was announced that DarkSide, behind the Colonial Pipeline attack, is the group with the highest revenue after it.