Nerve-Wracking Facts: 10 More Cybersecurity Shocks You Shouldn’t Ignore
1. Cybercrime is projected to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025.
That would make it the third-largest economy in the world, after the U.S. and China.
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures
2. More than 60% of phishing sites are hosted on legitimate domains.
Attackers are hiding in plain sight by using compromised business websites.
Source: Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
3. AI-generated scams are fooling 49% of people.
A recent McAfee study found nearly half of consumers couldn’t distinguish AI-generated voices from real ones.
Source: McAfee AI Voice Scam Study
4. Deepfake videos have surged by 550% year over year.
Used in fraud, impersonation, and social engineering, they’re now a major business threat.
Source: Sumsub Identity Fraud Report 2024
5. 84% of companies have high-risk, inactive user accounts.
Old employee logins often go unnoticed—until they’re used in an attack.
Source: IBM Security
6. Cyber insurance claims rose 87% last year.
Attacks are more frequent, more severe, and more expensive, putting insurers and businesses under pressure.
Source: Coalition Cyber Claims Report
7. QR code scams (quishing) have increased 587%.
Attackers are replacing real QR codes with malicious ones to steal data or deploy malware.
Source: Abnormal Security
8. 90% of ransomware victims had endpoint protection, but it failed.
Standard antivirus is no longer enough. Ransomware is bypassing traditional defenses.
Source: Sophos State of Ransomware 2024
9. The average time to detect a breach is 204 days.
Attackers often lurk undetected for months before striking.
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report
10. The dark web has more than 15 billion stolen credentials for sale.
Many are from SMBs. If you reuse passwords, you’re likely already exposed.
Source: Digital Shadows Research
