BEC attack increase rate in selected countries 2023| Statista

Between 2022 and 2023, business e-mail compromise attacks in selected markets increased notably. Japan registered the biggest spike, 35 percent, while South Korea saw around 31 percent increase in BEC attacks. Additionally, the United Arab Emirates recorded a 29 percent uptick.

Year-over-year increase in business e-mail compromise (BEC) attacks in selected countries from 2022 to 2023

Characteristic	Increase rate
UAE	29%
South Korea	31%
Japan	35%

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March 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2022 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The data is based on The foundation of this report is a survey of 7,500 end users and 1,050 security professionals, conducted across 15 countries. It also includes Proofpoint data derived from our products and threat research, as well as findings from 183 million simulated phishing messages sent by our customers over a 12-month period and more than 24 million emails reported by our customers’ end users over the same period.

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