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Malware Attacks Per Year

The document discusses malware attacks worldwide from 2015 to 2022. It states that in 2022 there were 5.5 billion malware attacks globally, a 2% increase over 2021. The highest number was in 2018 with 10.5 billion attacks. In 2022, worm malware was blocked over 205 million times and the education sector saw over 5 million attacks.

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Malware Attacks Per Year

The document discusses malware attacks worldwide from 2015 to 2022. It states that in 2022 there were 5.5 billion malware attacks globally, a 2% increase over 2021. The highest number was in 2018 with 10.5 billion attacks. In 2022, worm malware was blocked over 205 million times and the education sector saw over 5 million attacks.

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malware attacks worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billions)

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Description
During 2022, the worldwide number of malware attacks reached 5.5
billion, an increase of two percent compared to the preceding year.
In recent years, the highest number of malware attacks was
detected in 2018, when 10.5 billion such attacks were reported
across the globe.

Malware attacks worldwide


In 2022, worm malware was blocked over 205 million times.
Another common malware type during that period, Emotet, primarily
targeted the Asia-Pacific region. Overall, websites are the most
common vector for malware attacks and recent industry data found
that malware attacks were frequently received via exe files.

Most targeted industries


In 2022, the education sector was heavily targeted by malware,
encountering 2,314 weekly attacks on average. Government and
military organizations ranked second, followed by the healthcare
units. Overall, in 2022, the education sector saw over five million
malware attacks in the examined year.
Number of malware attacks per year 2015-2022
Annual number of malware attacks worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billions)

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8.20
7.90
8.60
10.50
9.90
5.60
5.40
5.50

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