In 2022, the most common type of cyber crime reported to the United States Internet Crime Complaint Center was phishing, affecting approximately 300 thousand individuals. In addition, nearly 59 thousand cases of personal data breaches cases were reported to the IC3 during that year.
Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected
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Statistics on Phishing
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of global phishing sites 2013-2022
- Basic Statistic Phishing: number of affected brands 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: distribution of attacks 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing: most targeted industry sectors Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: most targeted organizations worldwide 2022, by industry
- 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 reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2022, by number of individuals affected
- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: attacks experienced by U.S. companies 2021
- Basic 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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- Share of compressed files attached to spear phishing e-mails in Japan 2020, by format
- Number of cyber crimes related to lottery fraud across India 2016-2017
- Number of cyber crimes related to job fraud across India 2016-2017
- Share of phishing cyber attacks in Japan 2013-2018, by type
- Leading cyber crime forensics types in the U.S. 2018
- Records compromised during data breaches in Q2 2017
- Costs of external consequences of cyber attacks on businesses 2018
- Most funded cybersecurity companies in Poland 2015-2022, by total funds
- Share of criminal cases solved by DIICOT in Romania 2020
- Most common actions in suspicious emails, text messages or phone calls in Poland 2021
- Methods for verifying the authenticity of a message or call in Poland 2021
- Share of cyber crime incidents within CARAGA region Philippines 2019 by type
- Occupational fraud: criminal background of perpetrator worldwide 2020-2021
- Share of businesses experiencing ransomware attacks 2016, by of solutions implemented
- Perceptions of racial hatred or religious extremism online as a crime in Finland 2018
- Number of complaints on negative cyber content in Indonesia 2017 by type
- Industry revenue of “manufacture of articles of concrete, cement, plaster“ in Poland 2012-2025
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- Share of compressed files attached to spear phishing e-mails in Japan 2020, by format
- Number of cyber crimes related to lottery fraud across India 2016-2017
- Number of cyber crimes related to job fraud across India 2016-2017
- Share of phishing cyber attacks in Japan 2013-2018, by type
- Leading cyber crime forensics types in the U.S. 2018
- Records compromised during data breaches in Q2 2017
- Costs of external consequences of cyber attacks on businesses 2018
- Most funded cybersecurity companies in Poland 2015-2022, by total funds
- Share of criminal cases solved by DIICOT in Romania 2020
- Most common actions in suspicious emails, text messages or phone calls in Poland 2021
- Methods for verifying the authenticity of a message or call in Poland 2021
- Share of cyber crime incidents within CARAGA region Philippines 2019 by type
- Occupational fraud: criminal background of perpetrator worldwide 2020-2021
- Share of businesses experiencing ransomware attacks 2016, by of solutions implemented
- Perceptions of racial hatred or religious extremism online as a crime in Finland 2018
- Number of complaints on negative cyber content in Indonesia 2017 by type
- Industry revenue of “manufacture of articles of concrete, cement, plaster“ in Poland 2012-...
IC3, & FBI. (March 9, 2023). Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184083/commonly-reported-types-of-cyber-crime-global/
IC3, und FBI. "Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184083/commonly-reported-types-of-cyber-crime-global/
IC3, FBI. (2023). Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184083/commonly-reported-types-of-cyber-crime-global/
IC3, and FBI. "Most Commonly Reported Cyber Crime Categories Worldwide in 2022, by Number of Individuals Affected." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184083/commonly-reported-types-of-cyber-crime-global/
IC3 & FBI, Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184083/commonly-reported-types-of-cyber-crime-global/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected [Graph], IC3, & FBI, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184083/commonly-reported-types-of-cyber-crime-global/