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.
Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region
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Trend Micro. (March 7, 2023). Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
Trend Micro. (2023). Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
Trend Micro. "Distribution of Business E-mail Compromise (Bec) Threats Worldwide in 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/
Trend Micro, Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Distribution of business e-mail compromise (BEC) threats worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph], Trend Micro, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389868/bec-threats-by-region/