This statistic illustrates the number of bank and building societies phishing incidents in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2016. It can be seen that the number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies fluctuated overall during the period under observation, reaching a total of 14.67 thousand incidents as of 2016. The largest number of phishing incidents was found in 2012, when 256.64 thousand incidents targeted against UK banks and building societies were recorded.
Number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies from 2005 to 2016
(in 1,000s)
* Phishing describes the practice of sending emails at random, purporting to come from a genuine company such as a bank, in an attempt to trick customers of that company into disclosing information at a bogus company website operated by fraudsters.
Fraudsters send out thousands or even millions of spam emails trying to convince
people to click on a link that will send them to that fake site. These emails usually
claim that it is necessary to ‘update’ or ‘verify’ your password, and they urge you
to click on a link from the email that takes you to the bogus bank website. Any information entered on the bogus website or form will be captured by the criminals
for their own fraudulent purposes.
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UK Finance, & Financial Fraud Action UK. (June 7, 2017). Number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies from 2005 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286301/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-bank-phishing-incidents/
UK Finance, und Financial Fraud Action UK. "Number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies from 2005 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286301/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-bank-phishing-incidents/
UK Finance, Financial Fraud Action UK. (2017). Number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies from 2005 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286301/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-bank-phishing-incidents/
UK Finance, and Financial Fraud Action UK. "Number of Phishing Websites Targeted against Uk Banks and Building Societies from 2005 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286301/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-bank-phishing-incidents/
UK Finance & Financial Fraud Action UK, Number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies from 2005 to 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286301/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-bank-phishing-incidents/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of phishing websites targeted against UK banks and building societies from 2005 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Finance, & Financial Fraud Action UK, June 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286301/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-bank-phishing-incidents/
