In 2021, when it came to various online security threats consumers in the United States were mainly worried about viruses and malware. Identity theft and financial fraud were the two most concerning threats listed after that, followed by phishing and spear phishing.
Online security threats that consumers in the United States worry about in 2021
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Statistics on Phishing
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of global phishing sites as of Q1 2021
- Basic Statistic Phishing: number of affected brands as of March 2021
- Premium Statistic Phishing: distribution of attacks 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing: most targeted industry sectors 2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: most targeted organization types 2021
- Basic Statistic Global spam categories 2020
Click rates and reporting
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- Premium Statistic Employee interaction with malicious emails 2021
- Premium Statistic Why employees click on phishing emails in 2020
- Premium Statistic Employees that click on phishing emails in 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. and UK employees that have made security mistakes in 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Time taken to report a suspected phishing emails in 2020
Phishing types and delivery methods
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Spear-phishing
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The COVID-19 pandemic and remote work
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- Premium Statistic Changes in cyber attack frequency following COVID-19 as of 2021
- Premium Statistic Key cyberthreats related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
- Premium Statistic Increases in cyber attacks according to IT professionals in 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Post-pandemic cybersecurity priorities worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Remote work: importance of protecting users against phishing and cyber attacks 2021
- Premium Statistic Global cybersecurity incidents after remote work transition 2020
- Premium Statistic IT leaders' predictions for phishing emails relating to 'back to work' in 2021
Spotlight: Phishing in the U.S.
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- Basic Statistic Most commonly reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: attacks experienced by U.S. companies 2021
- Premium Statistic Online security threats that U.S. consumers worry about in 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. government: number of cyber security incidents 2020, by attack vector
- Basic Statistic U.S. government: number of department cyber security incidents 2019, by attack vector
- Basic Statistic Threat actors for cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations 2019-2020
Further related statistics
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- Reported cases of identity theft, by age of victims U.S. 2021
- Time taken for U.S. travelers to resolve identity theft issues 2015
- Reported cases of fraud, by age of victims U.S. 2021
- Impact of identity theft on share of U.S. travelers 2015
- Identity fraud victims in the U.S. 2011-2016
- Metro areas with the highest rate of identity theft U.S. 2021
- Amount lost in fraud complaint cases filed with the U.S. FTC. 2014-2021
- Frequency of methods used by fraudsters to contact consumers U.S. 2021
- Rate of identity theft reports, by state U.S. 2021
- Factors determining Hungarian enterprises' cyber security strategy 2019
- Leading cyber threats encountered by internet users worldwide 2017
- Main malware attacks detected on Office 365 in Italy 2018
- Number of fraud reports in the U.S. 2021, by payment method
- Italy: cities with the highest number of identity theft scams per resident 2016
- Median amount paid to fraudsters in reported cases, by state U.S. 2019
- Annual spend on children's baseball in the U.S. 2019
- U.S. household expenditure on lawn and garden supplies 2007-2021
- Leading must have corporate wellness solution programs U.S. 2020, by type
- Volume of frozen blueberries imported in Canada 2008-2021
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Statistics
- Reported cases of identity theft, by age of victims U.S. 2021
- Time taken for U.S. travelers to resolve identity theft issues 2015
- Reported cases of fraud, by age of victims U.S. 2021
- Impact of identity theft on share of U.S. travelers 2015
- Identity fraud victims in the U.S. 2011-2016
- Metro areas with the highest rate of identity theft U.S. 2021
- Amount lost in fraud complaint cases filed with the U.S. FTC. 2014-2021
- Frequency of methods used by fraudsters to contact consumers U.S. 2021
- Rate of identity theft reports, by state U.S. 2021
- Factors determining Hungarian enterprises' cyber security strategy 2019
- Leading cyber threats encountered by internet users worldwide 2017
- Main malware attacks detected on Office 365 in Italy 2018
- Number of fraud reports in the U.S. 2021, by payment method
- Italy: cities with the highest number of identity theft scams per resident 2016
- Median amount paid to fraudsters in reported cases, by state U.S. 2019
- Annual spend on children's baseball in the U.S. 2019
- U.S. household expenditure on lawn and garden supplies 2007-2021
- Leading must have corporate wellness solution programs U.S. 2020, by type
- Volume of frozen blueberries imported in Canada 2008-2021
Sophos. (July 12, 2021). Online security threats that consumers in the United States worry about in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253509/us-online-threats-and-consumer-worry/
Sophos. "Online security threats that consumers in the United States worry about in 2021." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253509/us-online-threats-and-consumer-worry/
Sophos. (2021). Online security threats that consumers in the United States worry about in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253509/us-online-threats-and-consumer-worry/
Sophos. "Online Security Threats That Consumers in The United States Worry about in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253509/us-online-threats-and-consumer-worry/
Sophos, Online security threats that consumers in the United States worry about in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253509/us-online-threats-and-consumer-worry/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Online security threats that consumers in the United States worry about in 2021 [Graph], Sophos, July 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253509/us-online-threats-and-consumer-worry/