This statistic ranks the countries with the most number of companies affected by business email compromise (BEC) in 2019. During the measured period the United States were ranked first on the list, accounting for 37.4 percent of detected BEC scams worldwide.
Countries most targeted by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2019
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Trend Micro. (February 25, 2020). Countries most targeted by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701055/countries-with-the-most-number-of-companies-affected-by-bec/
Trend Micro. "Countries most targeted by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2019." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701055/countries-with-the-most-number-of-companies-affected-by-bec/
Trend Micro. (2020). Countries most targeted by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701055/countries-with-the-most-number-of-companies-affected-by-bec/
Trend Micro. "Countries Most Targeted by Business Email Compromise (Bec) Scams in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701055/countries-with-the-most-number-of-companies-affected-by-bec/
Trend Micro, Countries most targeted by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701055/countries-with-the-most-number-of-companies-affected-by-bec/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Countries most targeted by business email compromise (BEC) scams in 2019 [Graph], Trend Micro, February 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701055/countries-with-the-most-number-of-companies-affected-by-bec/