Between November 2022 and October 2023, the education sector ranked first among the global industries most targeted by malware attacks. During the measured period, 993 malware incidents occurred within the industry. The entertainment sector was second, with 975 such incidents, while the professional sector followed, with 575 malware attacks detected.
Worldwide industry sectors most targeted by malware attacks from November 2022 to October 2023
excluding incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "All incidents included in this report were reviewed and converted (if necessary) into the VERIS framework to create a common, anonymous aggregate data set.
We also exclude incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss."
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Verizon. (May 1, 2024). Worldwide industry sectors most targeted by malware attacks from November 2022 to October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223517/malware-infection-weekly-industries/
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