Industries most targeted by malware global 2022

Between November 2021 and October 2022, the public administration sector ranked first among the global industries most targeted by malware attacks. During the measured period, 488 malware incidents occurred within the industry. The manufacturing sector was second, with 429 such incidents, while the professional sector followed, with 388 malware attacks detected.

Worldwide industry sectors most targeted by malware attacks from November 2021 to October 2022

Characteristic	Number of malware incidents
Public administration	488
Manufacturing	429
Professional	388
Information	280
Education	233
Transportation	219
Retail	203
Healthcare	168
Finance	155
Other Services	61
Mining and utilities	60
Accomodation	57
Entertainment	55
Construction	48
Real estate	46
Administrative	21

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022

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excluding incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "All incidents included in this report were reviewed and converted (if necessary) into the VERIS framework to create a common, anonymous aggregate data set.
We also exclude incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss."

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