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Cyber crime: attacks experienced by U.S. companies 2018
Most common cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2018
by J. Clement,
last edited
May 16, 2019
This statistic shows the types of cyber crime attacks most commonly experienced by companies in the United States. In 2018, phishing accounted for 37 percent of data security incidents of U.S. companies.
Most common cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2018
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by J. Clement,
last edited
May 16, 2019
This statistic shows the types of cyber crime attacks most commonly experienced by companies in the United States. In 2018, phishing accounted for 37 percent of data security incidents of U.S. companies.
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- United States
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- 2018
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- cyber security incidents
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- cyber security incidents
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