Which country ranks in cyber crime? (2024)

The 5 countries with the highest amount of breached accounts in Q3 of 2022 were Russia, France (13.8 million), Indonesia (13.2 million), the US (8.4 million) and Spain (3.9 million). These countries accounted for more than half of the total breaches globally in Q3 2022. As of November 2022, for every 1000 internet users, 153 have had their accounts breached.

What country has the strongest cyber security?

Poland has the strongest cyber security, according to the National Cyber Security Index.

Where are organisations most at risk of cyber crime?

In 2021, Asian organisations suffered the most attacks worldwide. The percentage of attacks against organisations by continent in 2021 is as follows:

Asia (26%)
Europe (24%)
North America (23%)
Middle East and Africa (14%)
Latin America (13%)

The UK had the highest number of cyber crime victims per million internet users at 4783 in 2022 – up 40% over 2020 figures.
The country with the next highest number of victims per million internet users in 2022 was the USA, with 1494, a 13% decrease over 2020.
1 in 2 North American internet users had their accounts breached in 2021.
The UK and USA have disproportionately more victims of cyber crime per million internet users compared to other countries – the USA had 759% more victims in 2021 than the next-highest country, Canada.The Netherlands has seen the greatest rise in victims – 50% more than in 2020.Greece has seen the largest decrease in victims – down 75% over 2020.
In 2021, there were an average of 97 data breach victims every hour worldwide.
Between May 2020-2021, cyber crime in the Asia-Pacific region increased by 168%. Japan experienced a 40% increase in cyber attacks in May 2021 compared to previous months that year.
Between Q2 and Q3 of 2022, the countries that have suffered the largest increases in data breaches are:China (4852% amounting to 14,157,775 breached accounts)Japan (1423% amounting to 1,246,373 breached accounts)South Korea (1007% amounting to 1,669,124 breached accounts)
The countries with the largest decreases in data breaches between Q2 and Q3 2022 are:Sri Lanka (-99% amounting to 1,440,432 fewer breached accounts)Myanmar (-82% amounting to 17,887 fewer breached accounts)Iraq (-78% amounting to 16,113 fewer breached accounts)
There was a 70% increase in accounts breached in Q3 2022 compared to Q2.
108.9 million accounts were breached between July-September in 2022. This equates to 14 accounts being leaked every second.
76% of respondents in a 2022 case study covering the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand say their organisation has suffered at least 1 cyber attack this year. This is a large increase over the 55% figure in 2020. From the same study, only 30% have cyber insurance, with 69% fearful that a successful cyber attack could put their SMB out of business entirely.
In 2021, there was some variance in the attack types used when breaching organisations:In Asia, the main attack type experienced was server access, with 20% of observed attacks. This was ahead of ransomware (11%) and data theft (10%).In Europe, ransomware was the main attack type, accounting for 26% of attacks in the continent. Server access attacks (12%) and data theft (10%) were the next most common attack types.In North America, the main attack type was also ransomware, with 30% of attacks. This was ahead of business email compromise (12%) and server access attacks (9%).In the Middle East and Africa, the main attack type observed was server access, making up 18% of attacks. Server access attacks were also seen in 18% of attacks, followed by misconfiguration (14%).In Latin America, the main attack type was ransomware, making up 29% of attacks. This was ahead of business email compromise and credential harvesting (both seen in 21% of attacks).
eCommerce fraud is expected to cost the retail sector $48 billion globally in 2023.
Online payment fraud is predicted to cost businesses $343 billion between 2023-2027.

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