This statistic presents the total number of ransomware attacks worldwide in 2018, by market types. In 2018, there were 100,907 ransomware attacks within the consumer marketplace, while in comparison the enterprise market had recorded a total of 444,259 attacks.
Global number of ransomware attacks in 2018, by market
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Symantec. (February 28, 2019). Global number of ransomware attacks in 2018, by market [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983248/number-ransomware-attacks-market-worldwide/
Symantec. "Global number of ransomware attacks in 2018, by market." Chart. February 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983248/number-ransomware-attacks-market-worldwide/
Symantec. (2019). Global number of ransomware attacks in 2018, by market. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983248/number-ransomware-attacks-market-worldwide/
Symantec. "Global Number of Ransomware Attacks in 2018, by Market." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983248/number-ransomware-attacks-market-worldwide/
Symantec, Global number of ransomware attacks in 2018, by market Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983248/number-ransomware-attacks-market-worldwide/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Global number of ransomware attacks in 2018, by market [Graph], Symantec, February 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983248/number-ransomware-attacks-market-worldwide/