The statistic shows the number of top-level domains used for phishing attacks from 2012 to 2016. During the most recently measured period, phishing attacks occurred in 454 top-level domains (TLD).
Number of TLDs used for phishing from 2012 to 2016
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Statistics on Phishing
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of global phishing sites as of Q1 2021
- Basic Statistic Phishing: number of affected brands as of March 2021
- Premium Statistic Phishing: distribution of attacks 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing: most targeted industry sectors 2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: most targeted organization types 2021
- 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
3
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 commonly reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: attacks experienced by U.S. companies 2021
- Premium 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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- Number of worldwide phishing attacks 2012-2016
- Top registrars for TLD attacks 2018
- Websites affected by phishing in China in 2012, by type
- Global financial phishing attack share 2021, by type of organization
- Chinese websites affected by phishing in 2011
- Phishing-based trojans and downloaders hosting countries 2016
- Distribution of global malware programs 2016
- Popular web properties in Russia in February 2013, ranked by user engagement
- Leading U.S. multi-platform properties 2017, by reach
- Number of minutes per viewer of leading video properties in Vietnam as of May 2019
- Most visited web properties in Vietnam in April 2013
- Website and online service usage by type in Belgium 2022
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- Number of worldwide phishing attacks 2012-2016
- Top registrars for TLD attacks 2018
- Websites affected by phishing in China in 2012, by type
- Global financial phishing attack share 2021, by type of organization
- Chinese websites affected by phishing in 2011
- Phishing-based trojans and downloaders hosting countries 2016
- Distribution of global malware programs 2016
- Popular web properties in Russia in February 2013, ranked by user engagement
- Leading U.S. multi-platform properties 2017, by reach
- Number of minutes per viewer of leading video properties in Vietnam as of May 2019
- Most visited web properties in Vietnam in April 2013
- Website and online service usage by type in Belgium 2022
APWG. (June 26, 2017). Number of TLDs used for phishing from 2012 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266160/country-distribution-for-hosting-phishing-sites/
APWG. "Number of TLDs used for phishing from 2012 to 2016." Chart. June 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266160/country-distribution-for-hosting-phishing-sites/
APWG. (2017). Number of TLDs used for phishing from 2012 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266160/country-distribution-for-hosting-phishing-sites/
APWG. "Number of Tlds Used for Phishing from 2012 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266160/country-distribution-for-hosting-phishing-sites/
APWG, Number of TLDs used for phishing from 2012 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266160/country-distribution-for-hosting-phishing-sites/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Number of TLDs used for phishing from 2012 to 2016 [Graph], APWG, June 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266160/country-distribution-for-hosting-phishing-sites/