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What operational impact did the ransomware infection have? According to the study, only 4% stated that a worst-case scenario had occurred and that the incident had jeopardized the economic existence of the affected company. However, practically all those affected had to contend with various consequences. For example, many had to shut down significant parts of the IT infrastructure as a preventative measure or the systems even failed. There were failures within production or the range of services, important data was lost or could no longer be restored. For a good third of those affected, the attack lasted longer than 48 hours. According to Lin, the companies surveyed ...