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Countries most affected by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2018
by J. Clement,
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Oct 10, 2019
This statistic ranks the countries with the most number of companies affected by business email compromise (BEC) in 2018. In 2018, Australia was ranked first on the list, accounting for 33.9 percent of companies affected by BEC scams worldwide.
Countries most affected by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2018
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| Percentage of companies | |
|---|---|
| Australia | 33.9% |
| United States | 29.6% |
| United Kingdom | 15.1% |
| Canada | 5.3% |
| Norway | 1.9% |
| Germany | 1.5% |
| India | 1.5% |
| France | 1.1% |
| Denmark | 0.8% |
| New Zealand | 0.5% |
| Others | 8.8% |
| Percentage of companies | |
|---|---|
| Australia | 33.9% |
| United States | 29.6% |
| United Kingdom | 15.1% |
| Canada | 5.3% |
| Norway | 1.9% |
| Germany | 1.5% |
| India | 1.5% |
| France | 1.1% |
| Denmark | 0.8% |
| New Zealand | 0.5% |
| Others | 8.8% |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Oct 10, 2019
This statistic ranks the countries with the most number of companies affected by business email compromise (BEC) in 2018. In 2018, Australia was ranked first on the list, accounting for 33.9 percent of companies affected by BEC scams worldwide.
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BEC = Business Email Compromise (BEC) also known as “CEO Fraud”.
BEC is defined as a sophisticated scam targeting businesses working with foreign suppliers and/or businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments. The scam is carried out by compromising legitimate business e-mail accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.
Data refers to the number of BEC attempts seen, which does not indicate whether the attacks were successful.
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- February 2019
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Supplementary notes
-
BEC = Business Email Compromise (BEC) also known as “CEO Fraud”.
BEC is defined as a sophisticated scam targeting businesses working with foreign suppliers and/or businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments. The scam is carried out by compromising legitimate business e-mail accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.
Data refers to the number of BEC attempts seen, which does not indicate whether the attacks were successful.
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