$265 mln lost to Internet fraud in 2008
Fact recorded on: March 30, 2009. Categories: Fraud.
The Internet Crime Complaint Center said that it received more than 275,000 complaints in 2008, up from about 207,000 in 2007. The total reported dollar loss from such scams was $265 mln, or about $25 mln more than in 2007. Among those who filed complaints, men reported losing $1.69 for every dollar that women lost.
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- $265 mln lost to Internet fraud in 2008
- 7.5% of Americans victims of financial fraud in 2008
- UK cybercrime up 9% in 2007
- 29% of Internet users buy from spam emails
- 74% of all e-mail in Q2 2008 was spam
- $8.5 bln lost to viruses and spyware in 2006-2007
- 32% of North American SMBs have been hit by cybercrime numerous times
- 51% of Americans write down their online passwords
- 66% of cellphone users worry about sharing personal data
- 800k identity theft cases in 2007, 23% of them involve credit cards
- 1.4% of online revenues lost to fraud in 2007
- Top malware countries: Russia, China, US, Brazil, UK
- Identity theft down 12% in 2007
- 5.49 mln unique samples of malicious software in 2007
- 57% of Americans still very concerned with credit card safety online
- 66% of Americans believe their identity can be stolen while shopping online
- $3.2 bln lost to phishing in 2007
- $3 bln lost to phishing in 2007
- 8.3 mln Americans had their identities stolen
- 63% of malware is distributed through US sites
- 77% of consumers will not shop at stores with data breaches
- 3.7% of Americans were victims of identity fraud in 2006
- Top consumer complaints to FTC in 2006: identity theft, shop-at-home catalogues, lottery winnings
- $49.3 bln lost to identity fraud in 2006, 11.5% decline
- 3.5 mln Americans to disclose information to phishers in 2006
- 157k phishing messages sent out in the first half of 2006
- 30% of US consumers were victims of data breach
- 154 brands hijacked by phishers in July 2006
- 1,802 cybercrimes in Japan in January-June 2006
- 40% Americans think that identity theft is most likely to happen to Internet users
- 9% of students respond to e-mails asking for information
- 4% of US college graduates click on suspicious links within emails
- Amount lost to identity theft is usually $1,089
- 16% of Americans have seen their credit card used without their permission
- 72% of Americans shred any mail that has account numbers
- Top credit card issuers by fraud prevention capabilities: Citibank, Amex, BofA
- Identity theft is a $6.4 bln problem
- 46.5% of Americans suffered from white collar crime in 2005
- 57% of US businesses are losing money to cybercrime
- 7.92 mln phishing e-mails sent daily
- Cybercrime up 52% in Japan in 2005
- Number of phishing Web sites up 65% in December 2005
- 41% of consumers are purchasing less online due to identity theft issues
- Data on roughly 53 mln Americans was compromised in 2005
- 30% of US identity fraud is new account fraud
- Average identity fraud cost $6,383 in 2005
- 43% of Internet users change their online behavior due to identity theft fears
- 685K identity theft complaints filed in 2005
- 26.7% of college grads in metropolitan areas make $100K or more
- 70% of phishing e-mail recipients are fooled by it