This statistic represents the share of the types of attacks suffered by companies during the last 12 months in France in 2016. During this period, nearly 80% of attacks were ransom demands.
What type (s) of cyber attack (s) has your business experienced in the past 12 months?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Request for ransom
80%
Denial of service attack
40%
General viral attack
36%
External fraud
29%
Website disfiguration
27%
Flight or information leak
24%
Targeted attack
23%
Theft of personal data
10%
Economic or industrial cyber spying ****
9%
Fraud to the president
4%
Other types of attacks
8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents80%80%40%40%36%36%29%29%27%27%24%24%23%23%10%10%9%9%4%4%8%8%Request for ransomDenial of service attackGeneral viral attackExternal fraudWebsite disfigurationFlight or information leakTargeted attackTheft of personal dataEconomic or industrial cyber spying ****Fraud to the presidentOther types of attacks
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OpinionWay, & CESIN. (January 6, 2017). What type (s) of cyber attack (s) has your business experienced in the past 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/764861/internet-attacks-cyber-security-business-francaises/
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OpinionWay, and CESIN. "What Type (S) of Cyber Attack (S) Has Your Business Experienced in The past 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/764861/internet-attacks-cyber-security-business-francaises/
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