This statistic presents the average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017. According to the findings, BEC (business e-mail compromise) scam incidents had reported in a significantly larger average cost per attack than ransomware, with a figure of 67,000 U.S. dollars. In comparison, the average ransomware attack cost 700 U.S. dollars in damages.
Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017
(in U.S. dollars)
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NTT Security. (September 26, 2017). Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security. "Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security. (2017). Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security. "Average Cost per Ransomware and Bec Scam Incident Worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/
NTT Security, Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Average cost per ransomware and BEC scam incident worldwide in 2017 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NTT Security, September 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/754512/average-cost-per-ransomware-bec-scam-incident/