According to a survey conducted in December 2022, more than 55 percent of smartphone users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of business e-mail compromise (BEC). Business e-mail compromise represents a form of cybercrime in which business-related e-mails impersonate trusted sources, which can lead to a leak of sensitive information and other damages.
Share of smartphone users who know about business e-mail compromise (BEC) in Japan as of December 2022
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (February 16, 2023). Share of smartphone users who know about business e-mail compromise (BEC) in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228758/japan-awareness-of-business-e-mail-fraud-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of smartphone users who know about business e-mail compromise (BEC) in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228758/japan-awareness-of-business-e-mail-fraud-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of smartphone users who know about business e-mail compromise (BEC) in Japan as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228758/japan-awareness-of-business-e-mail-fraud-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Smartphone Users Who Know about Business E-mail Compromise (Bec) in Japan as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228758/japan-awareness-of-business-e-mail-fraud-among-mobile-device-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of smartphone users who know about business e-mail compromise (BEC) in Japan as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228758/japan-awareness-of-business-e-mail-fraud-among-mobile-device-users/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of smartphone users who know about business e-mail compromise (BEC) in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228758/japan-awareness-of-business-e-mail-fraud-among-mobile-device-users/
