The IC3 serves as a central hub for victims toreportcybercrime and for the FBI to collect data, advance investigations, and identify changes in the threat landscape. IC3’s Role in Combating Cyber Crime Since its inception in May 2000, the IC3 has received over eight million complaints. It i...
The FBI notes that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been key to its mission to track cybercrimes. The IC3 "provides the public with a trustworthy source for information on cyber criminal activity," and also is a useful tool for victims to report a cybercrime. The IC3 received ...
The 2022 Internet Crime Report, published by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), provides a comprehensive analysis of cybercrime incidents reported to the IC3 in the United States. The report highlights key findings and trends, revealing the scale and scope of cybercrime. According ...
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 69,000 public complaints related to cryptocurrency fraud, while investment scams involving bitcoin and other virtual currencies accounted for nearly 71% of total losses, according to crime statistics. While most complaints came from Americans...
growing, the FBI remains appreciative of those individuals and entities who report cyber incidents to the IC3, as that valuable information helps fill in gaps that are crucial to advancing our investigations,” Timothy Langan, executive assistant director at the FBI, wrote in the report’s forward...
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) recently released its annual report, the 2020 Internet Crime Report (“Report”), which gathers statistics from nearly 800,000 complaints of suspected cybercrimes that the department received in 2020. This is a record number of complaints—...
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released the2023 Internet Crime Report, which is based on internet crimes reported to the IC3. In 2023, as in 2022, phishing/spoofing was the top crime reported, and investment scams were the most financially damaging. ...
FBI confirmed in its latest crime complaints report that only 2673 victims reported to the law enforcement about ransomware in 2016 and incurred losses of nearly $2.5 million. Despite ransomware proving as a prevalent cyber threat in 2016, people fail to report such incidents as they fear that ...
To further highlight the need for public support in the fight against cyber crime, the FBI released 30-second public service announcements for radio and television featuringCriminal Mindsactress Kirsten Vangsness encouraging the public to report suspected Internet crime to www.ic3.gov. The publ...
The FBI recently released its annual Internet Crime Report, revealing its 2023 fraud analysis. TheInternet Crime Complaint Center(IC3), which gives the public a direct way to report crime to the FBI, received a record number of complaints last year: ...