Average Ransomware Payment 2025. Average ransom payments surged by 500% in the past year to reach $2m per payment, according to sophos’ the state of ransomware 2025 report. While the attack rate has dropped over the last year, overall recovery costs (excluding any ransom payment) have soared to $2.73m, a 50% from the $1.82m reported in 2023.
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, today released its annual state of ransomware 2025 survey report, which found that the. The median ransomware demand was $650,000, though the.