In 2022, almost eight in 10 phishing e-mails received in the public sector were credential phishing. Additionally, 30 percent of the phishing e-mails in the professional sector were characterized as business e-mail compromise (BEC) attempts. The utilities sector saw the highest rate of malware attacks, around ten percent of all phishing e-mails.
Distribution of phishing e-mails worldwide in 2022, by attack type and industry
Characteristic
Business e-mail compromise (BEC)
Credential phishing
Malware
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Cofense. (March 31, 2023). Distribution of phishing e-mails worldwide in 2022, by attack type and industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418848/phishing-emails-by-attack-type-and-industry/
Cofense. "Distribution of phishing e-mails worldwide in 2022, by attack type and industry." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418848/phishing-emails-by-attack-type-and-industry/
Cofense. (2023). Distribution of phishing e-mails worldwide in 2022, by attack type and industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418848/phishing-emails-by-attack-type-and-industry/
Cofense. "Distribution of Phishing E-mails Worldwide in 2022, by Attack Type and Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418848/phishing-emails-by-attack-type-and-industry/
Cofense, Distribution of phishing e-mails worldwide in 2022, by attack type and industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418848/phishing-emails-by-attack-type-and-industry/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Distribution of phishing e-mails worldwide in 2022, by attack type and industry [Graph], Cofense, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418848/phishing-emails-by-attack-type-and-industry/