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CYBERCRIME STATISTICS

As more of our lives become digital, the chances of falling victim to online
crimes grow every year. And while cybercrimes are dangerous, they are rarely
random. Aside from being careless online, most people fall victim to these
crimes because their data gets leaked by companies and institutions around the
world. They give malicious actors the necessary information to target their
victims with phishing, fraud attempts, and other scams.

That’s why it’s important to see the entire online crime picture. Below we have
cybercrime data - updated with 2021 data - from yearly breaches and density to
cybercrime impacts, costs, and commonly targeted individuals by age group.


GLOBAL DATA BREACH HEAT MAP

Breached email accounts/1,000 internet users:
>500100-50050-100
10-505-10<=5



BREACH DENSITY IN NORTH AMERICA

U.S.
Highest
Cuba
Lowest


BREACH DENSITY IN SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil
Highest
Paraguay
Lowest


BREACH DENSITY IN EUROPE

Russia
Highest
Kosovo
Lowest


BREACH DENSITY IN AFRICA

Equatorial Guinea
Highest
Ethiopia
Lowest


BREACH DENSITY IN ASIA

Sri Lanka
Highest
Iraq
Lowest


BREACH DENSITY IN OCEANIA

Australia
Highest
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
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Countries were sorted into 6 groups according to breached email accounts per
1,000 internet users (breach density). The data breach map does not include
countries with a population lower than 1M or internet penetration lower than
10%.
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Looking at the total breaches in 2022, we see that 87.3% of our analyzed
countries have breach densities lower than the global average (50 leaked email
accounts per 1,000 internet users). This shows that hackers target some
countries more than others.

One country — Russia — especially stands out, with nearly 17 times more leaked
email accounts than the global average. To put this into perspective, 8 out of
10 Russian internet users were breached in 2022. France is second, with 3 out of
10 users breached.

In general, we see that hackers target developing countries a lot less often:

 * On a continental level, the lowest breached email account rates are in
   Africa, with 4, and Asia, with 23 breached accounts per 1,000 internet users.
 * Europe has the highest breach rates: 1 in 5 European internet users got
   breached in 2022. This number is over 4 times higher than the global average.
   Oceania comes second with 1 in 8 internet users breached.


TOP 10 COUNTRIES BY CYBERCRIME DENSITY

Country rank by cybercrime in 2021

1. U.K.

9%
Victims/1M internet users4,371

2. United States

8%
Victims/1M internet users1,612

3. Canada

11%
Victims/1M internet users156

4. Australia

5%
Victims/1M internet users106

5. South Africa

8%
Victims/1M internet users56

6. Greece

25%
Victims/1M internet users54

7. France

5%
Victims/1M internet users34

8. Germany

5%
Victims/1M internet users19

9. Mexico

18%
Victims/1M internet users13

10. Spain

15%
Victims/1M internet users11

Cyber victim density 2021 vs. 2020
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This graph shows the ten countries that reported the highest cybercrime density
(the number of cybercrime victims per 1M internet users). Only countries that
had data in both FBI reports (2022 and 2021) were included in the ranking.
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For the third year in a row this decade, the U.K. tops the cybercrime density
list with 4,371 victims per 1M internet users (albeit with an 8.6% drop compared
to 2021). In fact, the top 4 are the same as the year before, with the U.S.,
Canada, and Australia comprising the rest. While neither of the ten countries
saw sizable increases in cybercrime victims, the U.S. reported the highest one
of around 8%. In contrast, four countries saw decreases of over 10%, with Greece
experiencing the most-significant one of around 25%.


IMPACT OF DIFFERENT CYBERCRIMES

Investment fraud
Loss
$3.3B
Average loss
$108,479
Victims
30.5k

Tech support scam
Loss
$806.6M
Average loss
$24,788
Victims
32.5k

Confidence or romance fraud
Loss
$735.9M
Average loss
$38,688
Victims
19k

Online payment fraud
Loss
$386.1M
Average loss
$6,134
Victims
62.9k

Credit card fraud
Loss
$264.1M
Average loss
$11,492
Victims
23k

Government impersonation
Loss
$240.6M
Average loss
$20,820
Victims
11.6K

Identity theft
Loss
$189.2M
Average loss
$6,776
Victims
27.9k

Spoofing
Loss
$107.9M
Average loss
$5,227
Victims
20.6k

Lottery scam
Loss
$83.6M
Average loss
$14,797
Victims
5.7K

SIM swapping
Loss
$72.7M
Average loss
$35,860
Victims
2K

Extortion
Loss
$54.3M
Average loss
$1,379
Victims
39.4K

Phishing
Loss
$52.1M
Average loss
$173
Victims
300.5k

Ransomware attack
Loss
$34.4M
Average loss
$14,404
Victims
2.4K

Denial of service attack
Loss
$17.1M
Average loss
$30,105
Victims
568

Online harassment
Loss
$10.6M
Average loss
$757
Victims
14K

Malware attack
Loss
$9.3M
Average loss
$12,239
Victims
762

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There is a great disparity in the types of cybercrimes that commonly affect
people. For example, phishing continues to be the most common cybercrime for the
third year in a row this decade. In 2022, there were a total of 300,497 phishing
victims. Or in other words, every second individual that fell for an online
crime fell for a phishing attack.

However, each cybercrime comes at a different cost. Phishing victims, on
average, lost the least amount of money ($173 per victim), while people that
fell victim to investment fraud lost the most ($108,479 per victim).

Another good example is SIM swapping which made an appearance in the Internet
Crime Report for the first time. 2,026 victims reported having been targeted in
2022, resulting in a total of $72.7M in financial losses from the crime. This
comes out to an average of $35,860 in losses per victim — one of the highest
numbers on the list.


YEARLY GROWTH OF CYBERCRIME COSTS


HOURLY FINANCIAL LOSSES




HOURLY COUNT OF VICTIMS


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Cybercrime is constantly on the rise. Since 2001, the online crime victim count
has increased by 16 times (from 6 to 91 victims every hour), and financial
losses have grown over 570 times (from $2,000 to nearly $1.2 million losses per
hour). In total, cybercrime claimed at least 7,303,267 victims and $36.4 billion
in losses over the 22-year period.

We also see that cybercrime rates go in tandem with global events:

 * 2009, the year after The Great Recession, resulted in a 115% increase in
   financial losses (from $260M in 2008 to $560M in 2009) to cybercrimes.
 * In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime victim count
   grew by 69% compared to 2019 (from 467K to 792K cybercrime victims per year).
   This was the highest cybercrime victim growth recorded since 2001.
 * With prices soaring and inflation peaking in most parts of the world in 2022,
   the year also saw an all-time high of $10.3 billion in financial losses from
   cybercrime — a nearly 50% growth from the $6.9 billion seen in 2021. The $3.4
   billion increase in yearly losses was the highest recorded this century.


CYBERCRIME VICTIM COUNT BY AGE

Age groups:
Under 2020-2930-39
40-4950-59Over 60


2022

100K
80K
60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2021

100K
80K
60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2020

100K
80K
60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2019

80K
60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2018

60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2017

60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2016

60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count


2015

60K
40K
20K
0

Victims by count
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The 30 to 39 age group became the most affected by cybercrime for the first time
since 2015. The group saw the highest year-over-year increase (nearly 7%) in
cybercrime victims, the number growing from 88.4k in 2021 to 94.5k in 2022. The
FBI reported an unprecedented increase in the number of people affected by
crypto-investment scams over this period, possibly contributing to the trend
since the 30 to 39 age group was among the most affected.

Prior to 2022, seniors (over 60) had been generally the most vulnerable to
cybercrime. The group reported the highest number of victims between 2016 (55k)
and 2021 (92.4k). Although 2022 saw a decrease of around 4% in victims aged 60+,
placing the group’s total of 88.3k in second.

Historically, the group most resilient to cybercrimes was always people under 20
years old. The group reported the least victims every year since 2015 (10.4k).
However, the under-twenties saw the second-highest yearly increase (nearly 6%)
in cybercrime victims, from 14.9k in 2021 to 15.8k in 2022.

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