Security News > 2024 > May > Cybercrime stats you can’t ignore

Millennials are the top targets for phishing attacks, receiving 37.5% of phishing emails.

For the fifth consecutive year, the proportion of web traffic associated with bad bots grew to 32% in 2023, up from 30.2% in 2022, while traffic from human users decreased to 50.4%. Account takeover attacks increased 10% in 2023, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Notably, 44% of all ATO attacks targeted API endpoints, compared to 35% in 2022.

Some 71% of all attacks trick employees via the use of phishing, and of particular concern is a sharp rise in QR code phishing, which increased 51% last year compared to the previous eight months.

In 2023, 50% of malware detections for SMBs were keyloggers, spyware and stealers, malware that attackers use to steal data and credentials.

QR code attacks target organizations in ways they least expect.

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