In 2022, delivery services saw more than 27 percent of phishing attacks worldwide, making it the most targeted industry by phishing. Online stores ranked second, while banks and payment systems followed, with over 15 and 10 percent of the attacks directed to these industries.
Worldwide organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2022, by industry
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Kaspersky Lab. (February 16, 2023). Worldwide organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2022, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing-by-industry/
Kaspersky Lab. "Worldwide organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2022, by industry." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing-by-industry/
Kaspersky Lab. (2023). Worldwide organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2022, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing-by-industry/
Kaspersky Lab. "Worldwide Organizations Most Targeted by Phishing Attacks in 2022, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing-by-industry/
Kaspersky Lab, Worldwide organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2022, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing-by-industry/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Worldwide organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2022, by industry [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing-by-industry/