{
    "statement": "of ransomware victims did not pay the ransom; the median payment fell to $139,875",
    "value_display": "69%",
    "value_numeric": 69,
    "unit": "%",
    "data_label": "Nov 2024 to Oct 2025",
    "data_period_end": "2025-10-31",
    "region": "Global",
    "size": "all",
    "source": {
        "name": "Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)",
        "publisher": "Verizon Business",
        "type": "vendor",
        "url": "https://www.verizon.com/"
    },
    "source_url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/T544/reports/2026-dbir-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf",
    "source_quote": "However, ransom payments have continued to decline among our dataset, as 69% of ransomware victims didn’t pay. The median amount of ransom paid also continues a downward trend: $139,875",
    "verification_note": "Read in the Verizon 2026 DBIR PDF on verizon.com. p.11. New stat.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
    "margin_of_error": null,
    "dont_know": null,
    "data_table": null,
    "revisions": [],
    "page_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/cybersecurity/ransomware-victims-who-did-not-pay",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/cybersecurity/ransomware-victims-who-did-not-pay.csv"
}