66 percent of organizations surveyed reported significant loss of revenue after a ransomware attack, 53 percent of organizations indicated that their brand and reputation were damaged as a result of a successful attack, and 32 percent reported losing C-level talent as a direct result of ransomware attacks. 26 percent of organizations reported ransomware attacks forced their businesses to close temporarily.

This increase coincides with a significant increase in exposed RDP servers, as measured by Shodan, the search engine that allows users to search the internet for connected devices.