The 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report states that reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion in 2023, up from $10.3 billion in 2022, a 21% increase. The number of complaints rose from 800,944 in 2022 to 880,418/
Investment fraud was once again the costliest type of crime tracked by IC3. Losses to investment scams rose from $3.31 billion in 2022 to $4.57 billion in 2023 – a 38% increase. The second-costliest type of crime was business e-mail compromise (BEC), with 21,489 complaints amounting to $2.9 billion in reported losses. Tech support scams, meanwhile, were the third-costliest type of crime tracked by IC3.
In the ransomware category, Healthcare and Public Health was the heaviest hit sector, followed by Critical Manufacturing and Government Facilities.
In terms of crime types, phishing/spoofing by far received the highest number of complaints, followed by personal data breach and non-payment/non-delivery.
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