"Encryption rates in ransomware attacks on manufacturing companies have fallen sharply. Only 40 percent of attacks resulted in actual encryption, the lowest level in five years and a significant drop from 74 percent last year. However, attackers are compensating for this with a different tactic: extortion without encryption rose from 3 percent in 2024 to 10 percent in 2025. They are increasingly relying on stolen data as a means of pressure."
"More than half (51 percent) of the affected manufacturing companies with encrypted data paid ransom. The median ransom demand was $1.2 million, while the median payment was $1 million. Recovery costs, excluding ransom, fell by 24 percent to an average of $1.3 million. The pace of recovery also improved: 58 percent of manufacturers recovered completely within a week, compared to 44 percent last year."
Encryption in ransomware attacks against manufacturing fell to 40 percent, down from 74 percent the previous year. Extortion without encryption rose from 3 percent in 2024 to 10 percent in 2025, with attackers increasingly relying on stolen data. Among manufacturers experiencing encryption, 39 percent also reported data theft. Half of organizations stopped attacks before encryption, up from 24 percent. Organizations reported internal weaknesses including lack of expertise (42.5 percent), unknown security gaps (41.6 percent), and insufficient protection (41 percent), with an average of three internal contributing factors. More than half paid ransoms; median demand was $1.2 million and median payment $1 million.
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