Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week

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Feb 9, 2023
During a survey conducted between August and October 2020, it was found that 87 percent of all spear-phishing attacks worldwide were conducted during the working week, on days where most businesses are running. Only 13 percent of attacks happened on Saturday and Sundays.

Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week

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Release date

December 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

August to October 2020

Number of respondents

80,000*

Special properties

80,000 organizations

Supplementary notes

*Barracuda researchers evaluated more than 2.3 million spearphishing attacks between August and October 2020 that targeted more than 80,000 organizations around the world.

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