Between 2020 and 2023, the amount of monetary loss through cybercrime involving cryptocurrency payments among individuals over 60 years in the United States has increased significantly. In the latest examined year, senior victims of this type of scam reported over 1.3 billion U.S. dollars of losses. In general, cryptocurrency payments are difficult to track, which is also why most cybercrimes involve this payment method.
Amount of cryptocurrency payments through cybercrime among individuals over 60 years in the United States from 2020 to 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
*Cryptocurrency and Cryptocurrency wallets relate to the medium or tool used to facilitate the crime and are used by the IC3 for tracking purposes only.
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IC3. (December 12, 2023). Amount of cryptocurrency payments through cybercrime among individuals over 60 years in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390253/us-elderly-cryptocurrency-victims/
IC3. "Amount of cryptocurrency payments through cybercrime among individuals over 60 years in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390253/us-elderly-cryptocurrency-victims/
IC3. (2023). Amount of cryptocurrency payments through cybercrime among individuals over 60 years in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390253/us-elderly-cryptocurrency-victims/
IC3. "Amount of Cryptocurrency Payments through Cybercrime among Individuals over 60 Years in The United States from 2020 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390253/us-elderly-cryptocurrency-victims/
IC3, Amount of cryptocurrency payments through cybercrime among individuals over 60 years in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390253/us-elderly-cryptocurrency-victims/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Amount of cryptocurrency payments through cybercrime among individuals over 60 years in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IC3, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390253/us-elderly-cryptocurrency-victims/
