{"id":605,"date":"2020-01-22T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/?p=605"},"modified":"2020-11-20T18:31:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T18:31:36","slug":"phishing-statistics-phishing-stats-to-help-avoid-getting-reeled-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/phishing-statistics-phishing-stats-to-help-avoid-getting-reeled-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Statistics 2020: 15 Phishing Stats to Help You Avoid Getting Reeled In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research indicates that nearly 30% of all phishing messages are opened by\ntargeted users. Here\u2019s what to know about this type of cyberattack &amp; the\ntop phishing stats in 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever had burning questions like \u201cphishing attacks are what percentage of cyber attacks?\u201d then you\u2019re in luck. We get questions like that all of the time from readers and customers. So, we figured, heck, why not just write an article on the topic and provide a bunch of other phishing statistics? We\u2019ll be your analgesic cream for that burning itch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But before we jump straight into the numbers, let\u2019s take\njust a moment for a quick refresher about what phishing is. Then we\u2019ll give you\nthose fun (and perhaps disturbing) phishing stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Phishing and What Are the Most Common Types of Phishing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/ncas\/tips\/ST04-014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Phishing<\/a> is a type of cyberattack that occurs when a cybercriminal uses social engineering to get a victim to do something. The goal may be to get them to provide their login credentials via a malicious website form, or it could be to get them to send funds via a wire transfer (as is the case in CEO fraud schemes). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In reality, phishing attacks come in many different forms \u2014 although they all intend to achieve virtually the same goal (just through different means). Some examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/blog\/10-types-of-phishing-attacks-and-phishing-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">different types of phishing attacks<\/a> include (but are not limited to): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/whale-of-an-attack-a-guide-to-business-email-compromise\/\">business email compromise<\/a> (BEC), <\/li><li>spear phishing, <\/li><li>vishing, <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/blog\/what-is-smishing-definition-examples-protection-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smishing<\/a>, <\/li><li>HTTPS phishing, and<\/li><li>whaling. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, now that we have that out of the way, let\u2019s explore the\nmost up to date phishing statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15 Phishing Statistics: How Phishing Retains Its Title as the Top Attack Vector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Phishing is the No. 1 Cause of Data Breaches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shocked. Not surprised. However you individually feel about our first phishing statistic, it doesn\u2019t change the fact that Verizon listed phishing at the leading cause of data breaches in its <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.verizon.com\/resources\/reports\/dbir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">2019 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)<\/a>. We\u2019re curious to see where phishing stands in their 2020 DBIR, but we\u2019ll still have to wait a few more months (once they publish their next report) to find out that info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. 33% of Consumers Will Abandon a Business After a Security Breach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering that phishing is the leading cause of data breaches, it makes this statistic even more meaningful. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avanan.com\/resources\/infographics\/how-email-became-the-weakest-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Avanan<\/a>, a cyber security platform, reports that one in three consumers halt their business with an affected company after a data breach is announced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. BEC\/EAC Is a $26+ Billion Scam Affecting Victims Globally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/media\/2019\/190910.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">FBI\u2019s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/a> reports that between June 2016 and July 2019, there were $166,349 business email compromise\/email account compromise (BEC\/EAC) incidents globally that were reported to the IC<sup>3<\/sup>. More than $26,201,775,589 in domestic and international dollar losses were reported by victims in the U.S. and 177 countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Fraudulent Transfers Are Sent to More Than 140 Countries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IC<sup>3<\/sup> reports that BEC\/EAC fraudulent transfers\nwere sent to at least 140 countries during that time. The primary destinations\nof fraudulent fund transfers are China and Hong Kong. However, the FBI has\nobserved an increase in these types of transfers to recipients in the U.S.,\nMexico, and Turkey. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. 68% of All Phishing Websites Use HTTPS Protocol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.apwg.org\/reports\/apwg_trends_report_q3_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">3rd Quarter 2019 Phishing Activity Trends Report<\/a> from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) indicates that more than two-thirds of all phishing websites studied used SSL protection. This was an increase over the 54% reported in the previous quarter. According to the report, which involved tracking data from PhishLabs: \u201cThis was the highest percentage since tracking began in early 2015, and is a clear indicator that users can\u2019t rely on SSL alone to understand whether a site is safe or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. SaaS and Webmail Users (33%) Continue to Be Biggest Phishing Targets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A list of phishing statistics without data from the APWG\nwouldn\u2019t be complete. Their Q3 2019 Phishing Activity Trends Report data\nindicates that founding APWG member MarkMonitor observed Software-as-a-Service\n(SaaS) and webmail sites were the most targeted by phishing campaigns and\nattacks that quarter, representing 33% of the most-targeted industry sectors. This\ndiffers from attacks against other sectors such as healthcare, government,\nenergy, and gaming, which were negligible during that period.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Malicious or Criminal Attacks Caused More Than Half of Data Breaches in\nthe Last Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 507 organizations that reported experiencing a breach in IBM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/security\/data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">2019 Cost of a Data Breach<\/a> report, \u201cFifty-one percent of incidents involved a malicious or criminal attack,\u201d which the report indicates would include \u201cmalware infections, criminal insiders, phishing\/social engineering and SQL injection.\u201d The other two categories of causes were system glitches (25%) and human error (24%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. 78% of Known Cyber-Espionage Incidents Involved Phishing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from Verizon\u2019s 2019 BDIR indicates that phishing plays\na major role in cyber espionage. In fact, more than three-quarters of known\ncyber-espionage incidents during the studied period involved phishing, and 87% of\nthe incidents involved \u201cthe installation and use of backdoors and\/or C2 malware.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. 90+% of Successful Phishing Attacks Are Done Through Phishing <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knowbe4.com\/phishing\" target=\"_blank\">Research from KnowBe4<\/a> indicates that more than 90% of successful data breaches and hacks spawn from phishing attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phishing-statistics-malware-data2.png\" alt=\"Graphic: Phishing statistics from Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report\" class=\"wp-image-606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phishing-statistics-malware-data2.png 551w, https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phishing-statistics-malware-data2-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Nearly One-Third of Phishing Emails Get Past Default Security Mechanisms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of what any company\u2019s marketing arm claims, there\u2019s\nno way to prevent every single spam or malicious emails from making it to your\ninbox. Avanan reports that 30% of <a href=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/blog\/what-is-a-phishing-email-5-examples-of-phishing-emails-and-how-to-avoid-them\/\">phishing email<\/a> messages typically slip past default\nsecurity methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Users Reported 9.2 Million Suspicious Emails in 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ProofPoint\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proofpoint.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gtd-pfpt-us-tr-state-of-the-phish-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">2020 State of the Phish<\/a> report data indicates that there was a 67% increase over the previous year in users reporting suspicious emails via their PhishAlarm\u00ae email reporting tool. The median amount of time from when such an email was received and when it was reported was one hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. 65% of U.S. Organizations Measure Phishing Costs in Terms of Downtime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downtime hours for end users is the greatest unit of measure\nfor phishing costs for U.S. organizations, according to ProofPoint\u2019s 2020 State\nof the Phish report. This number differs from the global average of 52%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Phishing Resulted in Data Loss for 59% of Surveyed Japanese\nOrganizations <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phishing attacks are a major concern for Japanese\norganizations. ProofPoint\u2019s 2020 State of the Phish report indicates that \u201c59%\nof Japanese organizations suffered data loss following a phishing attack\u201d and\nthat \u201c45% suffered financial loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. Nearly 83% of Spam Emails Are Less Than 2KB in Size<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spam emails don\u2019t have to be big to have a major impact. Kaspersky reports on its <a href=\"https:\/\/securelist.com\/spam-report-q3-2019\/95177\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">SecureList.com<\/a> website that in Q3 2019, 82.93% of spam emails they recorded were 0-2KB in size. This is a slight decrease (4.33 percentage points) from the previous quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. More than 20% of Spam Emails Originated in China in Q3 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kaspersky\u2019s SecureList website data, China led\nthe way in terms of people there sending the largest percentage of spam emails.\nThe company reports that 20.42% of spam messages originated from China, 13.37%\nfrom the United States, and $5.6% from Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts on Phishing Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there are many more phishing statistics out there, we\nthought that these would be some of the most insightful and would help to paint\nthe most clear image of phishing from a business perspective. Phishing affects\neveryone \u2014 from the victims that attackers target with their phishing campaigns\nto the businesses and individuals that they choose to impersonate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are there any additional phishing statistics you\u2019d like to\nshare? Be sure to share them in the comments below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research indicates that nearly 30% of all phishing messages are opened by targeted users. 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