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MOST TARGETED COUNTRIES
One of the aspects we examined in our research was the geographies and countries
that were affected by ransomware and data exfiltration-leak attacks in 2020, while
also attempting to determine which were the most targeted countries by this threat.
+ Victims in 63 countries were detected
+ Top ten targeted countries constitute 87% of the total victims
+ 8 of the top ten targeted countries are Western countries
+ No former Soviet Union republics (FSU), including Russia were targeted
Top ten countries by number of victims
of the total victims
87%
Top ten targeted
countries constitute
Spain | 16 Victims
Brazil | 19 Victims
Australia | 19 Victims
Italy | 31 Victims
Germany | 48 Victims
France | 57 Victims
UK | 59 Victims
Canada | 83 Victims
USA | 615 Victims
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
4%
5%
5%
8%
56%
India | 14 Victims
11 | The Ransomware Landscape