B
Evidence Grade B
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20.3%
20.3% -- seo spam infection rate for Infected websites (Sucuri remediation client base) (2023)
SEO spam was detected on 20.30% of all infected websites cleaned by Sucuri in 2023.
- Reflects Sucuri's client base and remediation environments, not the entire web at scale.
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Evidence graded
Value
20.3%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2023
Entity
Sample Size
39,594
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Sucuri (GoDaddy)
Primary
Tier A
https://sucuri.net/reports/2023-hacked-website-report/ ↗
Source Article
2023 Hacked Website & Malware Threat Report
Our 2023 Hacked Website and Malware Threat Report is a deep dive into our logs and summarizes the latest trends in infected websites and website malware. It identifies the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures seen by our Malware Research and Remediation groups at Sucuri and GoDaddy Infosec.
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Sucuri (GoDaddy)
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Methodology
Based on 39,594 websites cleaned by Sucuri's remediation team in 2023; reflects Sucuri's client base, not the entire web.
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Infected websites (Sucuri remediation client base): 20.3% seo spam infection rate. Source: Sucuri (GoDaddy) (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/seo-spam-infection-rate-2023
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/seo-spam-infection-rate-2023" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20.3%</strong> -- seo spam infection rate for Infected websites (Sucuri remediation client base)<br><small>Source: Sucuri (GoDaddy) (2023) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/seo-spam-infection-rate-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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