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Phishing attacks reported annually (worldwide)

correlates with

Industrial robots installed worldwide

r = 0.90190% · 2005-2022
Phishing attacks reported annually (worldwide)Industrial robots installed worldwide

These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Phishing attacks reported annually (worldwide)apwg.org
Industrial robots installed worldwideifr.org
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