Security News > 2021 > July > These states saw the most hacks in 2020

Based on these parameters, Nevada topped the roundup by a significant margin with 523 hacking victims per 100,000 residents.

For perspective, the District of Columbia claimed the second-highest ratio with 302 attack victims per 100,000 residents, just ahead of Iowa, Alaska and Florida.

In order, North Dakota, West Virginia and Louisiana round out the top five states with the lowest number of hacking attacks per 100,000 residents.

Overall, North Dakota topped the financial-focused list with $3,386,200 in total victim losses per 100,000 residents followed by the District of Columbia and New York.

"North Dakotans, with 100 victims per 100K residents, lost almost $3.5 million to hacking, and New Yorkers, with 177 victims per capita, lost just over $2 million-both ranked relatively low for victim rates," Bernal said in the release.

"Conversely, D.C. residents experienced higher rates of hacking and lost almost $2.7 billion to cyberattacks in 2020. But South Dakotans, with lower rates of per capita victims, also lost significantly less than most other states, with $362,653 lost to cyberattacks," Bernal continued.

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