Survey question: "Do you know about the following attacks or threats on the internet? For each item, please choose one respective answer that applies."
According to a survey conducted in December 2022, more than ** percent of computer users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of smishing. The term is a portmanteau of "SMS" and "phishing." It refers to a form of online fraud in which a legitimate source is impersonated in order to gain sensitive information. Unlike phishing, however, smishing involves simple text messages instead of e-mails.
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (February 16, 2023). Share of computer users who know about smishing in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1321639/japan-awareness-of-smishing-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of computer users who know about smishing in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1321639/japan-awareness-of-smishing-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of computer users who know about smishing in Japan as of December 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1321639/japan-awareness-of-smishing-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Computer Users Who Know about Smishing in Japan as of December 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Feb 2023, /statistics/1321639/japan-awareness-of-smishing-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of computer users who know about smishing in Japan as of December 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1321639/japan-awareness-of-smishing-among-computer-users/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Share of computer users who know about smishing in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1321639/japan-awareness-of-smishing-among-computer-users/
