5.49 mln unique samples of malicious software in 2007
AV Test reported that it saw 5.49 mln unique samples of malicious software in 2007, 5x more than the 972,606 it saw in 2006.
Published on: February 9, 2008 Department: Fraud, Security, Software
Published on: February 9, 2008 Department: Fraud, Security, Software
All Fraud stats
- 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
- 3.9% of all e-commerce orders declined on the suspicion of fraud, 12.4% for those selling internationally
- $2.8 bln in e-commerce revenues lost to fraud in 2005
- 45% of consumers would switch banks for better identity theft protection
- 207K complaints on cyberfraud logged in 2004
- 2.4 mln phishing attacks between May 2004 and May 2005
- 5,259 phishing sites in August 2005
- Top phishing site hosters: USA - 32%, China - 12%, Korea - 11%
- 642 mortgage fraud cases reported to FBI in the first half of 2005
- New account fraud on average takes 59 hours to rectify
- 45% of banking customers would like complete guarantee against identity theft
- 32% of corporate users in India have fallen for a phishing scam
- Identity theft costs UK businesses $2.3 bln a year
- 80% of phishing is targeted at financial institutions
- Older Americans lost $152 mln to Internet fraud in 2004
- 53% of all consumer fraud complaints to FTC were Internet-related in 2004
- 10% of consumers still click on suspicious links in e-mails
- 2 mln people lost $929 mln to fraud between May 2004 and May 2005
- Each spyware-infected corporate client costs $265
- 57 mln Americans received a phishing e-mail
- How credit cards are stolen: 28.0% - stolen wallet, 11.9% - after the transaction, 10.6% - corrupt employees
- 64% of credit card companies still require SSN for online statements
- 9.3 mln victims of identity theft
- 67% of Web users did not register at Web sites when privacy policies were unclear
- 2.4 mln Americans lost money to phishing, 33% are buying less online
- 1.2 mln online Americans divulged their personal information to criminals
- Identity theft costs businesses $48 bln annually
- 84.9% of online transaction fraud originates in the United States
- 14,411 phishing attempts in April 2005
- 9.9 mln Americans victims of identity theft in 2004
- 75% of Americans don’t feel their identity is more secure today
- Virus-infected e-mail down 30%, phishing down 45% in April 2005
- Cybercrime costs UK $4.7 bln a year
- 80% of spam tries to mask words to trick spam filters, Cialis, orgasms and Viagra lead the list
- Phishing attacks up 2% in February 2005
- FTC received 247,000 complaints of identity theft in 2004
- 72% of identity theft in 2004 happened offline
- At any day roughly 1000 sites are phishing Web sites
- 4.5 mln Americans annually become victims of advance fee scam
- Medium-size online stores lose 2.5% of revenues to online fraud
- Online merchants reject 6% of all orders, still lose $2.6 bln to online fraud
- UK card fraud reaches 478.8 mln pounds a year
- Brits lose 14 bln pounds to fraud annually
- Phone fraud is a billion dollar industry
- 4.55 mln Americans are victims to advance fee scam
- Financial firms will lose $400 mln to phishing in 2004
- Checking account frauds average $1200 per victim
- Spam-commerce generated $11.7 bln
- Phishing attacks up 50% in January
- Merchants more concerned with online fraud
- Consumers realize credit card fraud generally happens offline
- $437 mln lost to online scams
- Internet Fraud Complaint Center received 60% more complaints in 2003
- Gartner on online fraud statistics
- Losses from online fraud decline
- UK bank fraud up
- Verisign’s study: security incidents almost doubled between May 2003 and August 2003
- Visa: credit card fraud numbers