Cyber crime victim losses U.S. by type 2022 | Statista (2024)

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IC3 reported cyber crime with the highest amount of victim losses in the United States in 2022, by type (in million U.S. dollars) Statistics on " Crime worldwide " Other statistics that may interest you Crime worldwide Statistics Topics

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Aug 30, 2023

In 2022, investment fraud was the cyber crime causing the most severe financial damage for the individuals in the United States. Overall, victim losses in this category were over three billion U.S. dollars. Business e-mail compromise (BEC) ranked second, amounting to around 2.7 billion U.S. dollars in reported victim losses. A further 806 million U.S. dollars were reported in losses for tech support fraud victims.

IC3 reported cyber crime with the highest amount of victim losses in the United States in 2022, by type (in million U.S. dollars)

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Characteristic	Amount of loss in million U.S. dollars
Investment	3,311.74
Business e-mail compromise (BEC)	2,742.35
Tech support	806.55
Personal data breach	742.44
Confidence fraud / Romance	735.88
Real estate	396.93
Non-payment / Non-delivery	281.77
Credit card / Check fraud	264.15
Government impersonation	240.55
Identity theft	189.21
Spoofing	107.93
Advanced fee	104.33
Lottery / sweepstakes / inheritance	83.6
SIM Swap	72.65
Extortion	54.34
Employment	52.2
Phishing	52.1
Overpayment	38.34
Ransomware	34.35
Botnet	17.1
Malware	9.33
Harassment / stalking	5.62
Threats of violence	4.97
Intellectual property rights (IPR) / Copyright / Counterfeit	4.59
Crimes against children	0.58
Other	117.69