Cybersecurity statistics / Manufacturing

Manufacturing accounted for more than one in four of all global cyberattacks in 2025 and had been the most targeted industry for five consecutive years.

Publisher	Resilience
Report	The State of Cybersecurity In Manufacturing
Published	28 April 2026
Topics	Manufacturing, Cyber Attacks

Published by Resilience in The State of Cybersecurity In Manufacturing, 28 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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