This Year in Ransomware Payouts (2020 Edition) The Highest Ransoms Paid by Organizations in 2020 LAST UPDATED ON DECEMBER 18, 2020 SLOW READ Ransomware has come to be a customary instrument in the arsenal of cybercriminals who routinely attack individuals and organizations. Under such circumstances, their victims experience financial damage either by ending up paying the ransom or by bearing the price of recovering from attacks. It’s now fairly obvious that becoming a ransomware target is no longer an “if”, but rather a “when” presumption. In a piece I wrote at the end of last year, I examined the biggest ransomware payments of 2019. To keep the tradition going, I’ve also tracked this year’s publicized cyberattacks so, at this time, I will review the