Cybercriminals and malicious hacker groups that successfully breached the IT systems of South African companies in the past year raised their ransom demands nearly sixfold in the same period.
According to The State of Ransomware in South Africa Report 2025 by cybersecurity firm Sophos, the median ransom demanded rose shot up from US$165 000 (R2.9-million) in 2024 to a staggering R17-million in 2025.
On average, South Africa firms that fell victim to a ransomware attack and engaged with the attackers ended up paying about 64% of the ransom demanded of them.
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