This statistic gives information on the percentage of annualized cyber crime cost of U.S. companies as of August 2015, by type of attack. During that year, 24 percent of annualized costs caused by cyber crime were due to malicious code.
Annualized percentage of the cost of cyber crime for companies in the United States as of August 2015, by attack type
This statistic gives information on the percentage of annualized cyber crime cost of U.S. companies as of August 2015, by type of attack. During that year, 24 percent of annualized costs caused by cyber crime were due to malicious code.
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| Six-year average | FY 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malicious code | 24 | 24 |
| Denial of service | 18 | 16 |
| Phishing and social engineering | 11 | 14 |
| Web-based attacks | 13 | 12 |
| Malicious insiders | 9 | 10 |
| Malware | 6 | 9 |
| Stolen devices | 11 | 7 |
| Viruses, Worms and Trojans | 6 | 4 |
| Botnets | 4 | 3 |
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