Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data

Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data

Data from Japanese firms indicates that paying ransom is unlikely to enable full recovery of encrypted data. Japan Today reports: At least 222 Japanese companies have paid ransomware attackers in the past, yet about 60 percent of them still failed to recover their data, according to a recent survey. Of 1,107 firms that responded to... Source

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