Common financial cybercrime U.S. 2023

A September 2023 survey of American adults found that the most frequently experienced type of financial cybercrime was credit card fraud, reported by roughly 64 percent of respondents. The breach of financial data was ranked second, followed by account hacking.

Most frequently encountered types of financial cybercrime among Americans as of September 2023

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Credit card fraud	64%
Data breach	32%
Account hacking	31%
Online banking fraud or scam	23%
Phishing	14%
Other	2%

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 15 to 18, 2023

Number of respondents

319 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which type of online financial cybercrime or fraud were you a victim of? Select all that apply."

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