Phishing attacks reported annually (worldwide)
correlates with
U.S. data center electricity consumption
r = 0.94094% · 2015-2022
Phishing attacks reported annually (worldwide)U.S. data center electricity consumption
These two datasets have a 94% correlation over 2015-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
Phishing attacks reported annually (worldwide)apwg.org ↗
U.S. data center electricity consumptioneta-publications.lbl.gov ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation