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        "msgid": "220-japanese-companies-pay-ransomware-60-percent-fail-to-recover-data-1776675054",
        "date": "2026-04-20 15:03:46",
        "title": "220 Japanese companies pay ransomware, 60 percent fail to recover data",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "A recent survey reveals that at least 222 Japanese companies have paid ransomware demands, yet around 60 percent were unable to recover their data, highlighting the unreliability of such payments. While 141 firms successfully restored systems without paying, financial losses ranged from minimal to over 1 billion yen for some, with recovery times often spanning one week to a month. Experts urge against paying ransoms to avoid funding criminals and recommend regular software updates and data backups to mitigate cyber threats.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - At least 222 companies in Japan have paid\nransomware perpetrators, but around 60 percent of them still failed to\nrecover their data, according to the latest survey.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyodo website on Monday (20\/4) local time reported that out of\n1,107 companies responding to the January survey by the Japan Institute\nfor Promotion of Digital Economy and Community, 507 reported having\nexperienced ransomware attacks, which are hacks that lock data access\nand demand ransom for recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Of the companies that paid the ransom, 83 successfully recovered\ntheir systems and data, while 139 others did not. In contrast, 141\ncompanies reported being able to recover their systems and data without\npaying the ransom despite being attacked.<\/p>\n<p>Experts state that ransoms should not be paid as they can fund\ncriminal organisations. The institution also emphasised that the survey\nresults show the reality that paying ransoms does not guarantee data\nrecovery.<\/p>\n<p>Around half of the affected companies reported financial losses,\nincluding ransom payments and system recovery costs, ranging from 1\nmillion yen (approximately Rp108 million) to under 50 million yen (Rp5.4\nbillion).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 16 percent admitted to experiencing minor losses or none\nat all, and another 4.3 percent suffered losses of up to 1 billion yen\n(Rp108 billion) or more.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also showed that the recovery process generally takes\nbetween one week and one month, as reported by 176 affected companies.\nHowever, some companies stated that their data had not recovered even\nafter three months.<\/p>\n<p>Yukimi Sota from the Japanese subsidiary of US cybersecurity firm\nProofpoint recommended keeping security software always updated and the\nimportance of routinely backing up data to minimise the impact of\nattacks.<\/p>",
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