Report by FBI
Internet Crime Complaint Center Report
Key Findings
FBI's Internet Crime Report 2024 recorded $16.6 billion in cybercrime losses.
The FBI received 86,415 complaints about extortion in 2024 (versus 48,223 in 2023 and 39,416 in 2022).
The FBI received 17,910 complaints about confidence fraud/romance scams in 2024 (versus 17,823 in 2023 and 19,021 in 2022).
The FBI received 21,403 complaints about identity theft in 2024 (versus 19,778 in 2023 and 27,922 in 2022).
The FBI received 3,204 complaints about data breaches in 2024 (versus 3,727 in 2023 and 2,795 in 2022).
The FBI received 64,882 complaints about personal data breach in 2024 (versus 55,851 in 2023 and 58,859 in 2022).
The FBI received 587 complaints about botnets in 2024 (versus 540 in 2023 and 568 in 2022).
The FBI received 7097 complaints about advanced fee scams in 2024 (versus 8,045 in 2023 and 11,264 in 2022).
The FBI received 21,442 complaints about business email compromise scams in 2024 (versus 21,489 in 2023 and 21,832 in 2022).
The FBI received 17,367 complaints about government impersonation in 2024 (versus 14,190 in 2023 and 11,554 in 2022).
The FBI received 441 complaints about malware in 2024 (versus 659 in 2023 and 762 in 2022).
The FBI received 36,002 complaints about tech support scams in 2024 (versus 37,560 in 2023 and 32,538 in 2022).
The average loss to cybercrime in 2024 was $19,372.
The FBI received 12,876 complaints about credit card/check fraud in 2024 (versus 13,718 in 2023 and 22,985 in 2022).
The FBI received 193,407 complaints about phishing/spoofing in 2024 (versus 298,878 in 2023 and 321,136 in 2022).
The FBI received 859,532 complaints in total in 2024.
The FBI received 3,156 complaints about ransomware in 2024 (versus 2,825 in 2023 and 2,385 in 2022).
The FBI received 982 complaints about SIM swap attacks in 2024 (versus 1,075 in 2023 and 2,026 in 2022).