In 2021, network intrusion was the most common type of cybercrime attack experienced by companies in the United States, accounting for 56 percent of incidents. Phishing ranked second, with 24 percent of data security incidents of U.S. companies.
Most common types of cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2021
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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 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing: most targeted industry sectors 2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: most targeted organizations worldwide 2022, by industry
- 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 reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2022, by number of individuals affected
- 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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- Italy: cyber crime costs among companies 2017, by attack type
- Cyber crime: attacks experienced by companies worldwide 2017
- Detection and escalation costs of a data breach in the UK 2010-2015
- Types of fraud that companies were a victim of through cyber-attacks in Sweden 2018
- Share of cyber crime incidents within region 4-a Philippines 2019 by type
- Share of cyber crime incidents within region 2 Philippines 2019 by type
- Share of cyber crime incidents within region 5 Philippines 2019 by type
- Cyber crime in region 3 Philippines 2019, by type
- Cyber crime in region 6 Philippines 2019, by type
- Share of cyber crime incidents within NCR Philippines 2019 by type
- Number of web attacks blocked daily worldwide 2015-2018
- Sedition as a motive for cyber crimes India 2021, by leading state
- Biggest U.S. government cyber security problems according to U.S. adults 2017
- Severest types of hacking according to U.S. adults 2017
- Average economic loss through cyber attacks APAC 2017, by type of loss
- Cyber crime in region 11 Philippines 2019, by type
- Number of ransomware attacks Singapore 2019-2021
- Leading measures taken to improve cybersecurity by companies Singapore 2020
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- Italy: cyber crime costs among companies 2017, by attack type
- Cyber crime: attacks experienced by companies worldwide 2017
- Detection and escalation costs of a data breach in the UK 2010-2015
- Types of fraud that companies were a victim of through cyber-attacks in Sweden 2018
- Share of cyber crime incidents within region 4-a Philippines 2019 by type
- Share of cyber crime incidents within region 2 Philippines 2019 by type
- Share of cyber crime incidents within region 5 Philippines 2019 by type
- Cyber crime in region 3 Philippines 2019, by type
- Cyber crime in region 6 Philippines 2019, by type
- Share of cyber crime incidents within NCR Philippines 2019 by type
- Number of web attacks blocked daily worldwide 2015-2018
- Sedition as a motive for cyber crimes India 2021, by leading state
- Biggest U.S. government cyber security problems according to U.S. adults 2017
- Severest types of hacking according to U.S. adults 2017
- Average economic loss through cyber attacks APAC 2017, by type of loss
- Cyber crime in region 11 Philippines 2019, by type
- Number of ransomware attacks Singapore 2019-2021
- Leading measures taken to improve cybersecurity by companies Singapore 2020
BakerHostetler. (April 7, 2022). Most common types of cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293256/cyber-crime-attacks-experienced-by-us-companies/
BakerHostetler. "Most common types of cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2021." Chart. April 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293256/cyber-crime-attacks-experienced-by-us-companies/
BakerHostetler. (2022). Most common types of cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293256/cyber-crime-attacks-experienced-by-us-companies/
BakerHostetler. "Most Common Types of Cyber Attacks Experienced by Companies in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293256/cyber-crime-attacks-experienced-by-us-companies/
BakerHostetler, Most common types of cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293256/cyber-crime-attacks-experienced-by-us-companies/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Most common types of cyber attacks experienced by companies in the United States in 2021 [Graph], BakerHostetler, April 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293256/cyber-crime-attacks-experienced-by-us-companies/