FBI: Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year

The FBI reports that U.S. victims lost a record $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes in the previous year. The primary drivers of these losses were investment scams, business email compromise (BEC), tech support fraud, and data breaches. This represents a significant increase in cybercrime losses, highlighting the growing sophistication and prevalence of cyber threats targeting individuals and businesses. Organizations are advised to implement robust email verification processes, conduct regular employee awareness training, and maintain strong security controls to mitigate the risk of financial loss from these prevalent attack vectors.

U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. [...]

The FBI reports that U.S. victims lost a record $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes in the previous year. The primary drivers of these losses were investment scams, business email compromise (BEC), tech support fraud, and data breaches. This represents a significant increase in cybercrime losses, highlighting the growing sophistication and prevalence of cyber threats targeting individuals and businesses. Organizations are advised to implement robust email verification processes, conduct regular employee awareness training, and maintain strong security controls to mitigate the risk of financial loss from these prevalent attack vectors. U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. [...] U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. [...]