In 2023, half of the social engineering attacks worldwide were scams, making it the most common type of cyberattack in this category. Phishing ranked second, with 35.5 percent of the attacks, while business e-mail compromise (BEC) made up nearly 11 percent of the total spear-phishing attacks.
Distribution of social engineering attacks worldwide in 2023, by type
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