A 2021 survey of IT security specialists worldwide found that around three in ten companies saw 11 to 50 malicious USB drop attacks. Furthermore, 12 percent of respondents said their organization saw over 50 such attacks, whereas 36 percent reported never having experienced them.
Volume of malicious USB drop attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021
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Proofpoint. (May 2, 2022). Volume of malicious USB drop attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351303/volume-malicious-usb-drop-attacks-worldwide/
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Proofpoint. (2022). Volume of malicious USB drop attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351303/volume-malicious-usb-drop-attacks-worldwide/
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Volume of malicious USB drop attacks on organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Proofpoint, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351303/volume-malicious-usb-drop-attacks-worldwide/