During a survey conducted between August and October 2020, it was found that 87 percent of all spear-phishing attacks worldwide were conducted during the working week, on days where most businesses are running. Only 13 percent of attacks happened on Saturday and Sundays.
Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week
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Statistics on Phishing
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Click rates and reporting
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Phishing types and delivery methods
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Spear-phishing
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- Latin America: computer users attacked by banking malware Q3 2019
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- Reaction to simulated phishing campaigns 2017-2019
- Leading malicious spam types worldwide 2017
- Malware - spread by number of registered finds
- Malware - number of infected computers
- Leading e-mail malware worldwide in 2018
- Leading macOS malware strains 2019
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- Distribution of Windows malware 2019
- Leading Windows malware strains 2019
- Distribution of Android malware 2019
- Most common types of malware infections in Finland 2015
- Websites affected by phishing in China in 2012, by type
- Net revenue of IG Group by financial asset 2016-2022
- Dialysis market size worldwide 2019-2030
- User forecast in the Vacation Rentals market worldwide* 2017 - 2025
- International tourist departures forecast in the Americas 2013-2028
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Barracuda Networks. (December 14, 2020). Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253320/spear-phishing-attacks-by-day/
Barracuda Networks. "Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week." Chart. December 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253320/spear-phishing-attacks-by-day/
Barracuda Networks. (2020). Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253320/spear-phishing-attacks-by-day/
Barracuda Networks. "Spear-phishing Attacks in 2020, by Day of The Week." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253320/spear-phishing-attacks-by-day/
Barracuda Networks, Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253320/spear-phishing-attacks-by-day/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Spear-phishing attacks in 2020, by day of the week [Graph], Barracuda Networks, December 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253320/spear-phishing-attacks-by-day/