cyber attacksis one of the biggest problems of today. That is why millions of dollars can be lost every year, from companies to individual users. The latest data from Germany is the best example of this.

According to a study by Bitkom, companies in Germany have as a result of cybercrime and similar incidents $298 billion lost. It was found that this amount increased by 29% compared to the previous year.

The attacks, which are expected to increase, are said to be coming from China and Russia.

About 1000 companies from all sectors participated in the survey. Companies are aware of the costs of attacks and of the future Cyber ​​attacks will increase by 90% within 12 months He added what he thought. So this situation could get worse.

70% of companies attributed the attacks to organized crime groups. 81% Data theft involving customer information, access credentials and passwords, and patents He stated that they were dealing with about 45% At least one attack was linked to China transferred. The percentage of people who say it is related to Russia is 38%.

The huge amount of around 300 billion dollars also has negative consequences for the German economy. Experts also say that the protective measures of companies must be further expanded. This applies not only to Germany, but to the entire world. In order to prevent attacks, both governments and companies must increase cybersecurity measures. Otherwise, losses of hundreds of billions of dollars will continue to exist annually.