most expensive e-mail attack organizations experienced in the past 12 months
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Survey participants were from the U.S., Australia, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
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E-mail attacks average cost in global companies 2022, by industry
As of December 2022, the average cost of the most expensive e-mail-based attack worldwide was the highest in the business and professional services industry, around *** million U.S. dollars. This figure refers to the attacks recorded between January and December 2022. The media, leisure, and entertainment sectors ranked second, with the average losses through the most expensive e-mail-based attacks amounting to approximately **** million U.S. dollars.
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