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U.S. government: number of cyber security incidents 2017, by attack vector

Number of reported cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2017, by attack vector

The data describes the number of cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2017 by attack vector. During the reported period, the U.S. government encountered 7,328 e-mail or phishing attacks. CFO Act agencies accounted for the majority of cyber attacks.

Attrition	148	3	151
Email/phishing	6918	410	7328
Extermal/removable media	71	1	72
Improper usage	7575	281	7856
Loss or theft of equipment	4102	293	4395
Web	3922	127	4049
Physical cause	7	0	7
Other	10621	656	10818
Multiple attack vectors	579	22	601
Total	33484	1793	35277

U.S. government: number of cyber security incidents 2017, by attack vector

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