South Africa ranked 5th on global cyber crime density list

SA trails only the UK, US, Canada and Australia for the number of cybercrime victims per total internet users, according to a surfshark report. DataVulnerabilityThermometer

South Africa’s cyber crime density – the percentage of cyber crime victims among a specific number of internet users – has increased by 8% from 2021 to 2022, which places the country in fifth position globally.by cyber security company and VPN provider Surfshark, which developed the Data Vulnerability Thermometer combining open-source FBI information and research algorithms.

While this number may seem low, it’s worth noting that it places South Africa higher than Greece, France, Germany, Mexico and Spain on Surfshark's global top ten cyber crime density list.Phishing was the most prevalent cyber crime worldwide in 2022, with a victim count of 300 000 users, Surfshark found.

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