The average ransomware payout in Q4 2020 was $233,000, according to ITRC. In Q3 2018, for comparison, the average payout was less than $10,000. (Credit: igorstevanovic/Shutterstock.com) The average ransomware payout in Q4 2020 was $233,000, according to ITRC. In Q3 2018, for comparison, the average payout was less than $10,000.  (Credit: igorstevanovic/Shutterstock.com)

Although cyberattacks have been growing in volume and severity overall, malicious actors are targeting fewer individuals opting to target larger organizations, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), which reported a year-on-year decrease of 19% in the total number of reported data breaches.

In 2020, more than 300 million individuals were impacted by a data breach, a drop of 66% from 2019, ITRC reported. In 2018, there were more than 2.2 billion people impacted by a breach.

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