The State of Ransomware in Retail 2025

361 IT and cybersecurity leaders reveal the ransomware realities for retail businesses today.

The report examines how both the causes and consequences of ransomware attacks on retail organizations have evolved over time.

This year’s edition also sheds light on previously unexplored areas, including the organizational factors that left retailers exposed and the human toll ransomware takes on retail IT and cybersecurity teams.

Report

Based on the real-world experiences of retail organizations hit by ransomware over the last year, the report explores:

  • Why retail organizations fall victim to ransomware: The technical and organizational root cause of attacks.
  • What happens to the data: A look at encryption rates and how retailers are managing data recovery.
  • Ransom demands and payments: How retail organizations are responding.
  • The fallout from ransomware attacks on IT teams: An exploration of the human impact of incidents.

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