In 2022, organizations in the education and research sector saw the highest average weekly number of malware attacks. This number amounted to 2,314 in the measured period. Government and military offices ranked second, with 1,661 weekly attacks on average, while healthcare followed, with detected 1,463 malware attacks.
Average weekly number of malware attacks in organizations worldwide in 2022, by industry
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Statistics on Malware
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- Basic Statistic Number of malware attacks per year 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Global malware attack vectors 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of cyber attacks in worldwide regions 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Global most common cyber threats 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading cyber crime victim loss categories worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Global firms at risk of material cyber attack as per board directors 2022, by country
Most targeted industries
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- Premium Statistic Global sectors most attacked by malware August 2022
- Basic Statistic Global average number of weekly malware attacks 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Global YoY change in average number of weekly malware attacks 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Global YoY change malware attacks 2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Share of cyber attacks in global industries worldwide 2022
Malware types
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- Premium Statistic Most prevalent malware 2022, by type and region
- Premium Statistic Most prevalent crypto-mining malware 2022, by type and regions
- Premium Statistic Top malware received globally via web and e-mail in 2022, by file type
- Basic Statistic Global most commonly blocked malware 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Most detected malware families affecting corporate networks worldwide 2022
Mobile malware
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- Basic Statistic Distribution of mobile malware worldwide 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Countries with highest mobile malware encounter rate Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Most prevalent banking trojans 2022, by type and region
- Premium Statistic Most prevalent banking trojans worldwide in 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Volume of detected mobile malware packages as of Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of smishing attacks on global organizations 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of vishing attacks on global organizations 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile phishing rate in selected markets 2022
Ransomware
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- Basic Statistic Number of ransomware attacks per year 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Countries targeted by ransomware 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of newly added ransomware families 2022
- Basic Statistic Ransomware victimization rate among businesses worldwide 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Global ransomware infections rate in organizations 2022
- Premium Statistic Outcomes for organizations after ransom payments worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of global businesses victimized by ransomware paying to recover their data 2022
State of cyber security and awareness
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- Premium Statistic Corporate web security market size worldwide 2016-2026
- Basic Statistic Global use of cyber security training by employees 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of global firms prioritizing cybersecurity 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of companies with proper cybersecurity investments 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Effectiveness of cybersecurity-related actions in global organizations 2022
- Premium Statistic Level of awareness of key cybercrime terms worldwide in 2019-2022
- Basic Statistic Global working adults understanding of basic e-mail security concepts 2022
- Basic Statistic Global working adults understanding of advanced e-mail security concepts 2022
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- Global average number of weekly malware attacks 2022, by industry
- Global firms at risk of material cyber attack as per board directors 2022, by country
- Global sectors most attacked by malware August 2022
- Global threat groups targeting industry sectors 2022
- Most prevalent malware 2022, by type and region
- Global YoY change malware attacks 2022, by industry
- Most prevalent crypto-mining malware 2022, by type and regions
- Share of computers attacked by malware in the CEE region 2021
- Global companies at risk for cyber attacks according to CISOs 2021-2023, by country
- Share of mobiles infected with malware in the CEE region 2021
- Most detected malware families affecting corporate networks worldwide 2022
- Main consequences of successful cyber attack in U.S. tech companies 2022
- Malware: most-targeted industries 2020-2021
- Cyber attack threat impact and scenarios on businesses worldwide 2021
- Global malware attack vectors 2018-2022
- Latin America: cyber attack rate compared to worldwide H2 2021, by channel
- Latin America: YoY change in cyber attack volume H2 2021, by type
- Number of malware attacks per year 2015-2022
- Top crypto-mining malware affecting corporate networks worldwide 2022
- Global most commonly detected malware families 2022
- Global most commonly blocked malware 2022, by type
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Check Point Software Technologies. (February 8, 2023). Average weekly number of malware attacks in organizations worldwide in 2022, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377217/average-weekly-number-attacks-global-by-industry/
Check Point Software Technologies. "Average weekly number of malware attacks in organizations worldwide in 2022, by industry." Chart. February 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377217/average-weekly-number-attacks-global-by-industry/
Check Point Software Technologies. (2023). Average weekly number of malware attacks in organizations worldwide in 2022, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377217/average-weekly-number-attacks-global-by-industry/
Check Point Software Technologies. "Average Weekly Number of Malware Attacks in Organizations Worldwide in 2022, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377217/average-weekly-number-attacks-global-by-industry/
Check Point Software Technologies, Average weekly number of malware attacks in organizations worldwide in 2022, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377217/average-weekly-number-attacks-global-by-industry/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Average weekly number of malware attacks in organizations worldwide in 2022, by industry [Graph], Check Point Software Technologies, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377217/average-weekly-number-attacks-global-by-industry/