{"id":24728,"date":"2024-07-18T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobera.com\/?p=24728"},"modified":"2024-07-18T11:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:37:58","slug":"social-media-hacking-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobera.com\/resources\/social-media-hacking-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Hacking Statistics: Insights and Trends [2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Financial Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Social media hacking costs the global economy over $2 billion annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. An average social media hacking incident can cause a company up to $200,000 in damages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. 70% of social media hackers are financially motivated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Growth and Prevalence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Social media hacking incidents have increased by 27% from 2020 to 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The use of bots in social media hacking has increased by 33% in the past 3 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Fake social media accounts used for hacking purposes have increased by 26% since 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Targets and Victims<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Instagram accounts are the most targeted, accounting for 27% of social media hacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. 25% of social media hacking attempts targeted large corporations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. 40% of social media accounts are hacked through third-party applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. 64% of victims were unable to regain access to their accounts within 48 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. 56% of companies worldwide have experienced social media hacking at least once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. 92% of users have experienced or know someone who has experienced hacking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Techniques and Tactics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Phishing attacks account for 45% of all social media hacking incidents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. 21% of social media hacking incidents involve compromised passwords.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Only 8% of users utilize two-factor authentication for protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. 67% of victims hadn’t updated their passwords in the last six months.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          Platform-Specific Statistics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Twitter accounted for 16% of all social media hacking incidents in 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. LinkedIn accounts constitute 12% of social media hacking incidents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Social media hacking has resulted in 62 million compromised accounts in 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Reporting and Awareness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            1. 80% of social media hacking incidents are never reported to law enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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