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External actor motives within web app attacks 2016
External actor motives within web app attacks 2016
External actor motives within web app attacks in 2016
This statistic presents information on the external actor motives within web app attacks worldwide in 2016. It was found that 507 out of the 535 recorded web attacks were committed due to financial motivation or organized criminal group actors.
External actor motives within web app attacks in 2016
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| Number of incidents | |
|---|---|
| Financial motivation or organized crime group actors | 507 |
| Fun, ideology or grudge or activist group threat actors | 23 |
| Espionage motive or state-affiliated or nation-state actors | 5 |
| Number of incidents | |
|---|---|
| Financial motivation or organized crime group actors | 507 |
| Fun, ideology or grudge or activist group threat actors | 23 |
| Espionage motive or state-affiliated or nation-state actors | 5 |
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This statistic presents information on the external actor motives within web app attacks worldwide in 2016. It was found that 507 out of the 535 recorded web attacks were committed due to financial motivation or organized criminal group actors.
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