A 2021 survey revealed that 21 percent of organizations worldwide were targets of one to ten social media attacks. Furthermore, 34 percent experienced 11 to 50 cyber attacks generated via social media. Over a quarter of respondents said their organizations did not experience such attacks.
Volume of social media attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021
Original question: How many social media attacks (like pretexting and account takeover attempts) did your organization experience in 2019?
Data is based on a survey of more than 600 IT security professionals across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.
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Proofpoint. (May 2, 2022). Volume of social media attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149299/share-social-media-attacks-organizations-experienced/
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Proofpoint. (2022). Volume of social media attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149299/share-social-media-attacks-organizations-experienced/
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