Cyber Attack
We've curated 133 cybersecurity statistics about Cyber attack to help you understand how tactics like phishing, ransomware, and DDoS are evolving and impacting both organizations and individuals in 2025.
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58% of respondents view external threats (like malicious actors and state-affiliated groups) as more significant than internal threats (42%).
41% of organizations say they are experiencing a significantly higher volume of attacks.
Successful reported cyberattacks on UK utility companies surged by 586% from 2022 to 2023.
The energy sector reported three times more operational technology (OT)/industrial control system (ICS) cyber incidents than any other industry in 2023.
Phishing was behind 34% of attacks reported in the energy sector.
The average number of cyberattacks against the energy and utilities sector more than doubled between 2020 and 2022.
37% of respondents noted reputational damage and loss of customer confidence as a consequence of a cyber attack.
33% experienced a forced leadership change following a cyber incident.
90% of global IT and security executives reported cyberattacks in the past year.
40% of respondents reported increased security costs as a consequence of a cyber attack.
Nearly one in three attacks observed by X-Force used valid accounts.
25% of attacks exploit public-facing applications.
Manufacturing is the #1-targeted industry by attacks for the fourth year in a row.
82% of organisations experienced successful cyberattacks in 2024—but only 64% expect the same this year.
More than one-third (37%) of financial technology decision-makers said their company experiences cyberthreats daily, and 74% face critical or high-profile threats on a monthly basis .
Financial technology decision-makers identified cybersecurity as one of the two most costly sources of friction and tension across the money lifecycle .
85% of leaders surveyed from organizations with dedicated fintech teams reported feeling moderately or very well-equipped to address frictions including cyberrisks
49% of cyberattacks were attributed to financially motivated cybercriminals in 2024.
36% of cyberattacks were attributed to state-sponsored actors in 2024.
4% of cyberattacks were attributed to hacktivists in 2024.