- The new research claims for the investigation of Ransomware attacks are costing thousands government agencies
- The average inactivity time after an attack is more than 27 days
- Ransomhub is the main offender
A new comparison investigation has outlined that a rensomware a key aspect is costing government agencies thousands of dollars per day: inactivity time.
Of the more than 1,000 confirmed ransomware attacks, almost a month of inactivity time was lost by an average attack, which cost almost $ 84,000 per day.
For government agencies, the average inactivity time is higher than other sectors, with an average medical care with an average of 16 days and 12 days for manufacturers. Although less than half of all ransomware incidents end in payment, the total amount paid in previous years has reached more than $ 1 billion, so attacks can be very expensive.
Key objectives
The investigation indicates that government entities are less equipped to overcome attacks, most likely due to budgetary limitations that lead to longer recovery times.
On average, the attackers demanded $ 2.2 million in rescue, but it is rarely confirmed whether a rescue is paid or not, and some governments such as the United Kingdom have launched proposals that would effectively prohibit state organizations that pay ransoms to deter groups of aiming at them.
But this does not stop attackers, and government agencies frequently lead the list of more popular objectives.
Critical infrastructure organizations increasingly run the risk of geopolitically motivation attacks, seek to interrupt service suppliers and undermine confidence in public institutions.
The report describes that the notorious Ransomhub Group is responsible for stealing most of the data, with more than 730,000 records taken since 2018. Around them is Alphv with 700,000, and the brain with 650,000 stolen records.
Although it is a rather new group, Ransomhub continues to find success in attacking public and private organizations, and the group claimed to have been a victim of Metlife in early 2025.
