4.1% of Americans have been hit with ransomware

Much computer security seems distant from regular users, but ransomware isn’t. This nefarious practice involves hackers who infiltrate and lock up a computer, demanding ransom to unlock it.

- 4.1% of the U.S. population has been hit with ransomware

- About 50% of those hit paid the extortionists.

- Half of users would pay up to $350 to recover their files.

- They would pay the most to retrieve personal documents, the least to get back work-related files.

Source: Bitdefender