What’s happening? 2020 saw $3.3 billion in losses to cybercrime. That’s double the 2010 numbers. 4.7 million reports of cybercrime in 2020, that’s a 300% increase from 2010. Any drops in cybercrime during COVID were modest.
Why is this important? Lets look at where cybercrime hits the most and the least:
The MOST hit by cybercrime:
- Alaska—$500
- New Mexico—$420
- California—$407
- Washington—$400
- Nevada—$400
- Delaware—$400
- Washington, D.C.—$399
- Florida—$384
- North Dakota—$381
- Arizona—$374
The lease hit by cybercrime:
- West Virginia—$205
- Kentucky—$210
- Maine—$211
- Mississippi—$213
- Rhode Island—$229
- Ohio—$230
- New Hampshire—$231
- Missouri—$236
- Indiana—$240
- Wisconsin—$249
How will this be important? With more people working from home, and the cybercrimes related to federal and state COVID programs, the cybercrime numbers are expected to keep increasing.