This statistic presents the average financial damages of cyber attacks caused to businesses worldwide as of 2018. As of the measured period, it was found that 30 percent of cyber attacks caused less than 100,000 U.S. dollars in company damages. However, 53 percent of attacks caused financial damages of at least 500,000 U.S. dollars.
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Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). (February 27, 2018). Average financial damages of cyber attacks caused to businesses worldwide as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881158/average-financial-damages-via-cyber-attacks/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). "Average financial damages of cyber attacks caused to businesses worldwide as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881158/average-financial-damages-via-cyber-attacks/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). (2018). Average financial damages of cyber attacks caused to businesses worldwide as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881158/average-financial-damages-via-cyber-attacks/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). "Average Financial Damages of Cyber Attacks Caused to Businesses Worldwide as of 2018 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881158/average-financial-damages-via-cyber-attacks/
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