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
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