15 countries hit by cyber attacks

An international survey conducted by the statistics portal “Statista” and commissioned by the German reinsurance company “Munich Re” shows that more than half of the population in 15 countries has suffered from cybercrime. “, an average of 57% of the 7,500 participants have suffered from cybercrime, from Australia, through Germany, to the United States, there are cyber attacks.

These attacks include five different types of cybercrime, namely computer viruses, online business fraud, online money transfer fraud, identity theft and other personal data theft.

The survey was conducted over the past few months of January and February and the results varied widely between countries.

In Japan, 72% of the population has never been attacked by a cyberattack, making this East Asian country the safest in this regard. In Germany, on the other hand, only 38% of respondents have experienced a cyberattack, ranking the country 10th out of 15 countries. China ranked last, with only 19% saying they had never been a victim of cybercrime.

The survey shows that the majority of people at the international level are also concerned about this, with an average of 53% of citizens in 15 countries saying they are worried or very worried about being attacked by a cyber attack. In terms of anxiety, India ranks first with 80%, while the Netherlands ranks last with 27%. Due to the large number of unreported cases, there are different estimates of the scale of cybercrime and the damage caused by cybercriminals.

Yet most experts agree that harm is growing almost exponentially every year, while only a handful of perpetrators are arrested or convicted.