According to a survey conducted in December 2022, more than 24 percent of computer users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware used to extort victims by blocking access to or threatening to publish their data.
Share of computer users who know about ransomware 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 computer users who know about ransomware in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321614/japan-awareness-of-ransomware-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of computer users who know about ransomware in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321614/japan-awareness-of-ransomware-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of computer users who know about ransomware in Japan as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321614/japan-awareness-of-ransomware-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Computer Users Who Know about Ransomware in Japan as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321614/japan-awareness-of-ransomware-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of computer users who know about ransomware in Japan as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321614/japan-awareness-of-ransomware-among-computer-users/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of computer users who know about ransomware in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321614/japan-awareness-of-ransomware-among-computer-users/
