Between November 2021 and October 2022, the public administration sector ranked first among the global industries most targeted by malware attacks. During the measured period, 488 malware incidents occurred within the industry. The manufacturing sector was second, with 429 such incidents, while the professional sector followed, with 388 malware attacks detected.
Worldwide industry sectors most targeted by malware attacks from November 2021 to October 2022
excluding incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "All incidents included in this report were reviewed and converted (if necessary) into the VERIS framework to create a common, anonymous aggregate data set.
We also exclude incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss."
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Verizon. (June 6, 2023). Worldwide industry sectors most targeted by malware attacks from November 2021 to October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223517/malware-infection-weekly-industries/
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