Latest FBI Internet Crime Statistics - Is your business safe?
FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center publishes an annual report (latest one currently publishes for 2022 data as of the time of this blog post) show casing a statistical view of the Internet Crime rate in the United States. In 2022, FBI received 800,944 complaints, a 5% decrease from 2021. However, the potential loss grew from $6.9 billion in 2021 to $10.2 billion in 2022. This means that while the number of ransomware (reported) incidents have decreased, what was taken has grown. Below are some of the statistics that we found to be useful for our clients:
The overall numbers
Complaint count, and losses, over the past 5 years
Top 5 Crime Type Comparison
Victims by Age Group
Crime Victims Count by State
Top 10 States by Victim Loss (in Millions)
Crime Types by Victim Loss
It is important to note that the statistics above are approximate as not all crimes are reported to FBI and numbers are likely higher than is shown. Although cyber criminals use a variety of techniques to infect victims with ransomware, phishing emails,
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) exploitation, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities remained the top initial infection vectors.