based on Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) detections; wider industry metrics may vary
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The source adds the following information: "The rating of vulnerable applications is based on verdicts by Kaspersky products for blocked exploits used by cybercriminals both in network attacks and in vulnerable local apps, including on users' mobile devices."
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Cyberattacks: most common exploited applications worldwide 2021-2023
Between November 2021 and October 2023, the vast majority of cyberattacks worldwide, over 70 percent, used Microsoft Office Suite. Exploits for browsers ranked second, with almost 12 percent of cyberattacks deploying them. Google's Android followed, exploited in approximately six percent of attacks detected in the examined period.
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