In 2021, the global information and communication sector was the most targeted by emails that contained malware files, with 561.7 thousand detections. The retail industry ranked second detecting over 397 thousand emails containing malware files, while the global construction industry ranked third.
Industries with the highest number of detected malware attachments received via email worldwide in 2021
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Trend Micro. (March 17, 2022). Industries with the highest number of detected malware attachments received via email worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318892/industries-email-malware-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro. "Industries with the highest number of detected malware attachments received via email worldwide in 2021." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318892/industries-email-malware-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro. (2022). Industries with the highest number of detected malware attachments received via email worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318892/industries-email-malware-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro. "Industries with The Highest Number of Detected Malware Attachments Received via Email Worldwide in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318892/industries-email-malware-attempts-worldwide/
Trend Micro, Industries with the highest number of detected malware attachments received via email worldwide in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318892/industries-email-malware-attempts-worldwide/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Industries with the highest number of detected malware attachments received via email worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Trend Micro, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318892/industries-email-malware-attempts-worldwide/