This statistic presents the number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scams from 2017 to 2020. According to the findings, in 2020 there was a total of 17,607 seen attempts at implementing a BEC scam, up from 13,055 at the end of 2019.
Number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scam attempts worldwide from 2017 to 2020
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Trend Micro. (February 23, 2021). Number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scam attempts worldwide from 2017 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/820912/number-of-attempts-of-bec-scams-ceo-fraud/
Trend Micro. "Number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scam attempts worldwide from 2017 to 2020." Chart. February 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820912/number-of-attempts-of-bec-scams-ceo-fraud/
Trend Micro. (2021). Number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scam attempts worldwide from 2017 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820912/number-of-attempts-of-bec-scams-ceo-fraud/
Trend Micro. "Number of Seen Business Email Compromise (Bec) Scam Attempts Worldwide from 2017 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820912/number-of-attempts-of-bec-scams-ceo-fraud/
Trend Micro, Number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scam attempts worldwide from 2017 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820912/number-of-attempts-of-bec-scams-ceo-fraud/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of seen business email compromise (BEC) scam attempts worldwide from 2017 to 2020 [Graph], Trend Micro, February 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/820912/number-of-attempts-of-bec-scams-ceo-fraud/