In 2022, most business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats targeted users in the Americas. Europe was the second-most targeted region by BEC scams, with ten percent of detected threats, closely followed by Oceania, with 9.6 percent.
Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region
Characteristic
Share of detections
Americas
26.3%
Europe
10%
Oceania
9.5%
Asia
3.3%
Africa
0.7%
Others
50.2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of detections26.3%26.3%10%10%9.5%9.5%3.3%3.3%0.7%0.7%50.2%50.2%AmericasEuropeOceaniaAsiaAfricaOthers
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Trend Micro. (March 7, 2023). Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
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Trend Micro. (2023). Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
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