Global number of unique threats reported by end users 2023, by threat family

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Ani Petrosyan,
Mar 10, 2025
In 2023, credential phishing was the most reported type of unique threat, with close to 940 thousand reports by end users. Malware ranked second, with over 52 thousand reports, followed by banking, with approximately 16 thousand reports.

Number of unique threats reported by end users in worldwide organizations in 2023, by threat family

CharacteristicNumber of threats
Credential Phishing 930,707
Malware 52,646
Banking 15,700
MalSpam 6,161
RAT 4,531
Downloader 3,513
Stealer 2,779
Botnet 2,735
Keylogger 2,170
Ransomware 167
Backdoor 74
TOAD 54
Payment Fraud 4
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of threats930,707930,70752,64652,64615,70015,7006,1616,1614,5314,5313,5133,5132,7792,7792,7352,7352,1702,1701671677474545444876,773876,7731,898,6501,898,650Credential PhishingMalwareBankingMalSpamRATDownloaderStealerBotnetKeyloggerRansomwareBackdoorTOADPayment FraudOthersTotal
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