2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sector Comparison
To compare between the selected sectors, we collected sectorial data from
20 countries. We collected data for the top five banks, the top three telecom
companies, the top three energy companies, and the largest government top level
domain (TLD) of each country. For the comparison between sectors, we filtered the
offers to the top one bank, telecom company, energy company and government
TLD of each country.
Analysing the gathered data, we concluded that the telecom sector was the most
exposed, with 45% of the login credentials collected. The government sector was
next, with 36% of the login credentials, then the banking sector and the energy
sector, each with 10%.
Login credentials offered for sale, divided by selected sectors
10% | Banks
36% | Governments
10% | Energy
45% | Telecom
Telecom
165,643
Governments
131,601
Banks
35,599
Energy
35,590
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