Between 2000 and 2023, China launched the highest number of cyberattacks with a political dimension, 295 cyber incidents in total. Russia ranked second, with 288 cyberattacks. Iran followed, with 131 cyberattacks in the measured period.
Countries with the highest number of initiated cyber incidents with political dimension from 2000 to 2023
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SWP. (December 13, 2023). Countries with the highest number of initiated cyber incidents with political dimension from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428563/countries-launched-highest-number-of-cyberattacks-political/
SWP. "Countries with the highest number of initiated cyber incidents with political dimension from 2000 to 2023." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428563/countries-launched-highest-number-of-cyberattacks-political/
SWP. (2023). Countries with the highest number of initiated cyber incidents with political dimension from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428563/countries-launched-highest-number-of-cyberattacks-political/
SWP. "Countries with The Highest Number of Initiated Cyber Incidents with Political Dimension from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428563/countries-launched-highest-number-of-cyberattacks-political/
SWP, Countries with the highest number of initiated cyber incidents with political dimension from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428563/countries-launched-highest-number-of-cyberattacks-political/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Countries with the highest number of initiated cyber incidents with political dimension from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], SWP, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428563/countries-launched-highest-number-of-cyberattacks-political/