In 2022, most business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats targeted users in the Americas. Europe was the second-most targeted region by BEC scams, with ten percent of detected threats, closely followed by Oceania, with 9.6 percent.
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Trend Micro. (March 7, 2023). Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
Trend Micro. "Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region." Chart. March 7, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
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