The potential total financial losses from cybercrime in 2022 increased to over $10.2 billion from $6.9 billion in 2021, despite a slight decrease in the number ofcomplaints reported to the FBI. That figure is just one of the takeaways fromthe FBI’s 2022 Internet Crime Reportreleased by itsI...
FBI crime report revealing fewer violent, property crimes
The Justice Department filed charges against two people and seized more than two dozen internet domains used in a Russian interference operation, officials said. Sep 4 FBI investigating attempts to hack Biden-Harris and Trump campaigns The FBI launched the probes of the hacking of the Trump and ...
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) uses government resources to collect and analyze big data surrounding crime. Learn the history of the report, and the pros and cons associated with the statistics involved. History Have you ever wondered how the police are able to identify, ...
Violent crime and property crime decreased in 2023, according to data released by the FBI on Monday, while the year saw a rise in car thefts.
The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. Here is the report's opening paragraph: "In 2020, while the American public was focused on protecting our families from a global pandemic and helping others in need, cyber criminals took advantage...
Economic conditions: When the economy is doing well, retail theft rates tend to be lower. This is because people have more money to spend and are less likely to steal. Easy access to stolen goods: The internet has made it easier for people to sell stolen goods. This has led to an incr...
collect victim information they can then use to facilitate a variety of other crimes. Entrance into or assistance with any federal student aid program through the Department of Education or their trusted partnersnever requirespayment," the FBI's Internet Crime Centersays in a public service ...
And then the other piece of it is pretty aggressive policing in the U.S. but also in Europe: trying to catch people, do takedowns and make ransomware a less lucrative crime.Some of that also centres on regulation of the cryptocurrency indus...
In April, Trump was asked about an earlierFBI reportshowing crime rates declined in 2023. He refused to accept that the report was accurate. "The FBI fudged the numbers and other people fudged numbers. There is no way that crime went down over the last year. There's no way because you...