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Between October 2020 and September 2021, Backdoor was the most common type of malware attack worldwide. Cyber attacks of this group amounted to 37 percent of all detected malware attacks in the measured period. Downloader ranked second, with 17 percent, while Worm followed with 16 percent among all malware attacks reported.
Most commonly encountered types of malware attacks worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021
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Orange. (March 2, 2022). Most commonly encountered types of malware attacks worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271037/distribution-of-most-common-malware-file-types/
Orange. "Most commonly encountered types of malware attacks worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271037/distribution-of-most-common-malware-file-types/
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Orange. "Most Commonly Encountered Types of Malware Attacks Worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271037/distribution-of-most-common-malware-file-types/
Orange, Most commonly encountered types of malware attacks worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271037/distribution-of-most-common-malware-file-types/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Most commonly encountered types of malware attacks worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021 [Graph], Orange, March 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271037/distribution-of-most-common-malware-file-types/