In 2021, online stores were the most targeted organizations by phishing attacks. Among all the organizations, online stores were targeted by 17.61 percent of all phishing attacks. Global internet portals ranked second, with 17.27 percent of the attacks. During the examined year, the third most- targeted organizations were payment systems, 13.11 percent.
Organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2021, by category
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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 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Phishing: most targeted industry sectors 2022
- Premium Statistic Phishing: most targeted organization types 2021
- 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
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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 commonly reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2021
- 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
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- Top registrars for TLD attacks 2018
- Number of worldwide phishing attacks 2012-2016
- Global financial phishing attack share 2021, by type of organization
- Chinese websites affected by phishing in 2011
- Websites affected by phishing in China in 2012, by type
- Cyber crime types committed against the financial sector in Hungary 2019
- U.S. SME ransomware unleashing 2016
- Online brands most affected by phishing attacks 2018
- Number of times phishing websites were blocked in China Q1 2022
- Reaction to simulated phishing campaigns 2017-2019
- Bank fraud transaction value in Russia Q3 2022, by channel
- Cyber crimes reported to NMHH Internet Hotline in Hungary 2018, by type
- Share of times phishing websites were blocked in China Q1 2022, by device
- Share of times phishing websites were blocked in China Q1 2022, by type
- Unauthorized bank transactions Russia 2019-2021
- Awareness of phishing fraud among smartphone users Japan 2022
- Number of online banking phishing cases in Germany in 2006-2018
- Emotions of travelers having returned home from vacation worldwide as of July 2014
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- TLDs used for phishing 2012-2016
- Top registrars for TLD attacks 2018
- Number of worldwide phishing attacks 2012-2016
- Global financial phishing attack share 2021, by type of organization
- Chinese websites affected by phishing in 2011
- Websites affected by phishing in China in 2012, by type
- Cyber crime types committed against the financial sector in Hungary 2019
- U.S. SME ransomware unleashing 2016
- Online brands most affected by phishing attacks 2018
- Number of times phishing websites were blocked in China Q1 2022
- Reaction to simulated phishing campaigns 2017-2019
- Bank fraud transaction value in Russia Q3 2022, by channel
- Cyber crimes reported to NMHH Internet Hotline in Hungary 2018, by type
- Share of times phishing websites were blocked in China Q1 2022, by device
- Share of times phishing websites were blocked in China Q1 2022, by type
- Unauthorized bank transactions Russia 2019-2021
- Awareness of phishing fraud among smartphone users Japan 2022
- Number of online banking phishing cases in Germany in 2006-2018
- Emotions of travelers having returned home from vacation worldwide as of July 2014
Kaspersky Lab. (May 2, 2022). Organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing/
Kaspersky Lab. "Organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2021, by category." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing/
Kaspersky Lab. (2022). Organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing/
Kaspersky Lab. "Organizations Most Targeted by Phishing Attacks in 2021, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing/
Kaspersky Lab, Organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2021, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Organizations most targeted by phishing attacks in 2021, by category [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420442/organizations-most-affected-by-phishing/