FBI: Cybercriminals set new record in 2018 by causing more than $2.7 billion in reported losses


(Worthy News) – Financial losses caused by cybercrimes reported to the FBI nearly doubled in 2018 over the year before, according to a government report released Monday.

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 351,936 complaints in 2018 involving incidents that caused combined losses totaling $2.71 billion, the office said in its annual report.

By comparison, the IC3 received 301,580 complaints in 2017 totaling $1.42 billion in losses. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]

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