(NordLocker: Panama) -- Manufacturing is the No. 2 industry hit by ransomware, according to the new desk research by NordLocker. An analysis of 1,200 companies hit by cyber extortion between 2020 and 2021 revealed those parts of the market where ransomware is the most widespread.

NordLocker’s research has discovered that, out of 35 identified industries, the second greatest number of ransomware attacks was detected in the manufacturing sector. The 86 companies that were affected range from one of Europe's leading wire and cable producers that serves customers across the globe to a cast-stone manufacturer that mainly operates in a single U.S. state. The findings raise a question: Why do cyber criminals prioritize this particular economic activity?

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