Cybercrime victim losses U.S. by type 2023 | Statista

In 2023, investment fraud was the cybercrime causing the most severe financial damage for the individuals in the United States. Overall, victim losses in this category were over 4.5 billion U.S. dollars. Business e-mail compromise (BEC) ranked second, amounting to around 2.9 billion U.S. dollars in reported victim losses. A further 924 million U.S. dollars were reported in losses for tech support fraud victims.

Cybercrime types with the highest amount of victim losses in the United States in 2023, by type (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Amount of loss in million U.S. dollars
Investment	4,570.27
Business e-mail compromise (BEC)	2,946.83
Tech support	924.51
Personal data breach	744.21
Confidence fraud / Romance	652.54
Data Breach	534.39
Government impersonation	394.06
Non-payment / Non-delivery	309.64
Credit card / Check fraud	173.62
Real estate	145.24
Advanced fee	134.51
Identity theft	126.2
Lottery / sweepstakes / inheritance	94.5
Extortion	74.82
Employment	70.23
Ransomware	59.64
SIM Swap	48.79
Overpayment	27.95
Botnet	22.42
Phishing/Spoofing	18.72
Threats of violence	13.53
Harassment / stalking	9.67
Intellectual property rights (IPR) / Copyright / Counterfeit	7.55
Crimes against children	2.03
Malware	1.21
Other	240.05

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March 2024

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