Cybercrime Stats

• More than 5% of Internet Transactions are Fraudulent
• Only 6% of all Websites are considered Secure by Experts (typically, those of big financial institutions - at an estimated $50 million for initiating proper security measures)
• 10,000 Web Sites are added to the I-net each day - 94% of them are not secure
• Total Losses from Computer-Related Crime Exceeded $250 million in 2000, according to the FBI (double the amount from the previous year)
• Computer Theft is Second only to Auto Theft
• 6 of 10 American Companies & Government Agencies have been Hacked (including the FBI, CIA, Secret Service and White House)
• On-Line Auctions are the #1 Source of I-net Crime

Source: Frank W. Abagnale, The Art of the Steal, 2001

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