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Distribution of most frequently encountered cyberattacks worldwide from 2016 to 2023, by type

Characteristic	Credit Card Fraud	Extortion	Identity Theft	Investment Fraud	Non-Payment/Non-Delivery	Personal Data Breach	Phishing scams	Tech Support
2016	8.32%	8.98%	8.84%	1.15%	42.42%	14.43%	10.19%	5.68%
2017	7.53%	7.39%	8.72%	1.53%	41.59%	15.29%	12.54%	5.42%
2018	6.27%	21.07%	6.64%	1.52%	26.83%	20.86%	10.87%	5.94%
2019	4.7%	14.09%	5.25%	1.31%	20.21%	12.49%	37.49%	4.46%
2020	3.16%	13.77%	7.77%	1.58%	19.53%	8.13%	43.3%	2.77%
2021	2.74%	6.45%	8.46%	3.37%	13.51%	8.49%	53.07%	3.92%
2022	4.07%	6.98%	4.95%	5.41%	9.16%	10.43%	53.24%	5.76%
2023	2.44%	8.3%	3.51%	7.04%	8.99%	9.94%	53.2%	6.57%

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June 2024

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2016 to 2023

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In 2023, phishing scams made the highest share of worldwide reported cyberattacks, followed by personal data breach incidents. This dynamic has changed over the past few years. In 2016, the highest share of reports of cyberattacks included non-payment/non-delivery incidents.