According to a survey conducted in December 2022, almost 58 percent of smartphone users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of targeted attacks. Targeted attacks, such as spear phishing attacks, are a form of online crime targeting specific persons, companies, or organizations.
Share of smartphone users who know about targeted attacks in Japan as of December 2022
Survey question: "Do you know about the following attacks or threats on the internet? For each item, please choose one respective answer that applies."
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (February 16, 2023). Share of smartphone users who know about targeted attacks in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228487/japan-awareness-of-targeted-attacks-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of smartphone users who know about targeted attacks in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228487/japan-awareness-of-targeted-attacks-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of smartphone users who know about targeted attacks in Japan as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228487/japan-awareness-of-targeted-attacks-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Smartphone Users Who Know about Targeted Attacks in Japan as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228487/japan-awareness-of-targeted-attacks-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of smartphone users who know about targeted attacks in Japan as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228487/japan-awareness-of-targeted-attacks-among-mobile-device-users/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of smartphone users who know about targeted attacks in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228487/japan-awareness-of-targeted-attacks-among-mobile-device-users/
