---
title: "More Than 99% of Cyberattacks Need Victims' Help"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/more-than-99-of-cyberattacks-need-victims-help/"
date: "2019-09-10T05:35:03+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Cyber Attackers"
  - "Cyber Attacks"
  - "Cyber Criminals"
  - "Cyber Risk"
  - "Email"
  - "Information Security"
  - "Software Security"
source: "darkreading.com"
source_url: "https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/more-than-99--of-cyberattacks-need-victims-help/d/d-id/1335769"
---

# More Than 99% of Cyberattacks Need Victims' Help

September 10, 2019 · Reported by darkreading.com

> Research highlights how most criminals exploit human curiosity and trust to click, download, install, open, and send money or information. Most cybercriminals target people, not infrastructure: More than 99% of emails distributing malware from 2018 into 2019 required human interaction to click links, open documents, accept security warnings, or complete other tasks to effectively compromise an organization. Instead of targeting systems, criminals focus on people, their roles, and data they can access.

[Read the full article at darkreading.com](https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/more-than-99--of-cyberattacks-need-victims-help/d/d-id/1335769)

**Tags:** [Cyber Attackers](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-attackers/) · [Cyber Attacks](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-attacks/) · [Cyber Criminals](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-criminals/) · [Cyber Risk](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-risk/) · [Email](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/email/) · [Information Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/information-security/) · [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)