Education Sector Reports the Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks: Education recorded the highest rate of ransomware assaults in the year 2022, according to "The State of Ransomware in Education 2023." In the last year, ransomware has affected 79% of higher education organizations surveyed, while 80% of lower education organizations questioned reported being targeted. These percentages are up from 64% and 56% in 2021, respectively.