Nearly half of global ransomware attacks targeted US in 2021

Out of 2,845 witnessed ransomware attacks worldwide, cybercriminals launched 1,352 of them at the US last year. Cybercriminals targeted French organizations in 146 ransomware attacks. 1 in 5 ransomware attacks is directed to a European country. The industrial and energy sector suffered 599 ransomware attacks globally in 2021. Threat actors chose businesses in the retail…