Cybercrime Statistics 2023

As you will see, unlike most horror movie franchises that get progressively less frightening year after year (and eventually become silly), the story here has become even more terrifying.

• Approximately 43% of cyberattacks target SMBs. [Source]
• 60% of SMBs experienced at least one cyberattack in the last year, and 18% of them experienced six or more. [Source]
• 67% of SMBs said that they are more concerned about IT security now than a year ago. [Source]
• 32% of SMBs are allocating less than 5% of their IT budget towards IT security, which is below the recommended minimum amount. [Source]
• The average cyberattack insurance claim cost for SMBs is now $139,000 per claim (all figures in this article are USD), which is more than double the 2021 level. [Source]
• Cyber insurance premium costs have increased by an average of 28%, and many companies are finding it harder to get coverage. [Source]
• The financial toll of a cyberattack on SMBs now ranges from $120,000 to $1.24 million per incident, depending on factors such as the number of compromised records involved. [Source]
• The financial toll of a cyberattack on larger organizations has climbed to $4.54 million per incident — the highest number ever recorded. [Source]
• The number of malware attacks has reached 5.5 billion per year, which is 2% higher than the previous year. [Source]
• Zero-hour threats, which exploit vulnerabilities before they are known and patched, now account for 54% of all threats. [Source]
• Over 850,000 domain names per year are now reported for phishing. [Source]
• 71% of businesses say they have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. [Source]
• Approximately 50,000 websites are hacked each day, and there is an attack on a website every 39 seconds. [Source]
• 18% of all websites are alleged to contain critical severity threats, and 4.1 million websites contain malware at any given time. [Source]
• 17% of all cyberattacks are Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, in which hackers try and trick corporate victims into sending money or divulging confidential company information. [Source]
• 74% of organizations are at least moderately vulnerable to insider threats. [Source]
• The average ransomware payment has surged to $4.4 million. [Source]
• It takes an average of 277 days — or roughly 9 months — for businesses to identify and report a data breach. [Source]
• The number of IoT malware attacks annually reported has reached 112.3 million instances — an 87% year-over-year increase. [Source]
• The global cost of cybercrime is predicted to reach $8 trillion annually in 2023. [Source]

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 Hey there,

I couldn't help but notice that Twitter has been in the spotlight once again due to a security breach. This time, around 235 million users' email addresses, phone numbers, and Twitter handles were exposed. This situation got me thinking about the steps you should take to protect your anonymity online, especially when the services you use could potentially be compromised. 

The golden rule to remember is: if you want to stay anonymous online, don't provide enough information to a single service that could jeopardize your anonymity should a breach occur. That means, don't give out a phone number or email address that can be traced back to you. If a service requires a phone number to set up your account, opt for an online service that provides a temporary, disposable number. Once your account is set up, ensure you establish real 2FA (like a security key or TOTP), and remember to generate and save recovery codes. After doing this, you can remove the phone number.

When it comes to your email address, create a new one and use it exclusively for signing up for the service. Never send any emails from it and don't give it out to anyone. By following these steps, a single service breach won't compromise your anonymity.

However, if staying anonymous is very important to you, then these measures might not be sufficient. Below are some additional steps you can take to ensure your online security:

1. Don't use the same anonymous email account for multiple services. Instead, create a separate email account for each service. This way, breaches at multiple services won't allow anyone to correlate your identities across them.

2. Avoid configuring the email account to forward emails to your real address. Doing this could link your anonymous email account to your real address if the email service provider is breached.

3. Avoid logging into the temporary phone number service or the anonymous email account from an IP address that can be traced back to you. Use a reputable VPN with privacy guarantees, so that the IP address your logins come from is shared by many other people and can't be traced back to you. 

4. Be careful when logging in to the temporary phone number service or the anonymous email account over a public wifi network, as it could potentially compromise your anonymity.

5. Try to only log into the service you're trying to remain anonymous on from public wifi.

Use an ad/tracker blocker in your browser on your computer and phone. uBlock  and Blokada are good choices.

Remember, protecting your identity is crucial in this digital age. Stay safe online!

Best,

Alex