In 2021, the global financial sector reported the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts. The industry saw over 3.4 million attempts of phishing attacks during the last measured period. Healthcare was the second most-targeted industry, with 3.42 million phishing attempts. The education sector ranked third, with 3.2 million phishing attempts in the examined year.
Industries with the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts worldwide in 2021
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Trend Micro. (March 17, 2022). Industries with the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318776/industries-targeted-by-phishing-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro. "Industries with the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts worldwide in 2021." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318776/industries-targeted-by-phishing-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro. (2022). Industries with the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318776/industries-targeted-by-phishing-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro. "Industries with The Highest Number of Spam and Credential Phishing Attempts Worldwide in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318776/industries-targeted-by-phishing-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro, Industries with the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts worldwide in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318776/industries-targeted-by-phishing-attempts-worldwide/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Industries with the highest number of spam and credential phishing attempts worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Trend Micro, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318776/industries-targeted-by-phishing-attempts-worldwide/