This statistic presents the average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017. According to the findings, BEC (business e-mail compromise) scam incidents had reported in a significantly larger average cost per attack than ransomware, with a figure of 67,000 U.S. dollars. In comparison, the average ransomware attack cost 700 U.S. dollars in damages.
Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
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NTT Security. (September 26, 2017). Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security. "Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security. (2017). Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security. "Average Cost per Ransomware and Bec Scam Incident Worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security, Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NTT Security, September 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/