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Leading source countries of web application attack traffic 2018
Leading source countries of web application attack traffic 2018
Share of global web application attack traffic as of April 2018, by originating country
The statistic shows the percentage of worldwide internet application attack traffic between November 2017 and April 2018, by originating countries. During that period of time, 30.1 percent of web app attack traffic originated from IP addresses in the United States. The United States were also the country most targeted by web attacks, suffering from over 238.6 million attacks during the fourth quarter of 2017. In 2017, the average costs of cyber crime in the United States amounted to 21.22 million U.S. dollars, the most costly worldwide.
Share of global web application attack traffic as of April 2018, by originating country
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| Percentage of attack traffic | |
|---|---|
| United States | 30.1% |
| Netherlands | 11.9% |
| China | 7.1% |
| Brazil | 6.2% |
| Russia | 4.4% |
| Percentage of attack traffic | |
|---|---|
| United States | 30.1% |
| Netherlands | 11.9% |
| China | 7.1% |
| Brazil | 6.2% |
| Russia | 4.4% |
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The statistic shows the percentage of worldwide internet application attack traffic between November 2017 and April 2018, by originating countries. During that period of time, 30.1 percent of web app attack traffic originated from IP addresses in the United States. The United States were also the country most targeted by web attacks, suffering from over 238.6 million attacks during the fourth quarter of 2017. In 2017, the average costs of cyber crime in the United States amounted to 21.22 million U.S. dollars, the most costly worldwide.
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- June 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- November 2017 to April 2018
- Special properties
- web application attacks
- Supplementary notes
- By source IP address, not attribution. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- November 2017 to April 2018
- Special properties
- web application attacks
- Supplementary notes
- By source IP address, not attribution. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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