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FBI says online scams raked in record $16.6 billion last year, up 33% from 2023

Scammers stole a record $16.6 billion in 2024, the FBI said on Wednesday. That marked a 33% increase from 2023, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center's annual report. More than a quarter million complaints reported money lost to a scam, with an average of a loss of more than $19,000.

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Crypto scams cost Americans $9.3B in 2024, FBI says

Americans lost a record $9.3B to crypto-related crimes last year, according to a recent Federal Bureau of Investigation report, marking a 66% surge from the year before amid digital assets' accelerating role in financial fraud.

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Cybercriminals and scammers stole a record $16B in 2024, new FBI report says

The new report also noted that ransomware remained the largest threat to U.S. critical infrastructure in 2024, with complaints rising 9% from 2023.

FBI report reveals $16 billion in internet crime losses in 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 Internet Crime Report, ...

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The FBI makes arrests in international sextortion scam

The FBI, along with law enforcement in Canada, Australia, and Nigeria, carried out Operation Artemis, targeting sextortion ...

FBI offers $10 million for information about Salt Typhoon members

The FBI is offering $10 million for information about the China-state hacking group tracked as Salt Typhoon and its intrusion ...

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A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is ‘Determined to Fight’

The abrupt firing of Xiaofeng Wang and his wife from Indiana University last month shocked the academic community and is ...

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"FBI report shocks: Cyber Crime losses in U.S. soar to $16 billion in 2024

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 Internet Crime Report, highlighting a significant rise in internet-based crimes.The report reveals that 859,532 complaints were filed by ...

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FBI's 2024 Internet Crime Report shows SC seniors were targeted most, lost almost $60m

A new report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigations Wednesday shows cybercriminals stole almost $150 million from ...

FBI seeks help to unmask Salt Typhoon hackers behind telecom breaches

The FBI has asked the public for information on Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers behind widespread breaches of telecommunications ...

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Top FBI agent in Charlotte retires as others who investigated Trump step down

Robert DeWitt led the FBI’s Miami office when federal agents raided Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Then he moved to ...

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FBI: Pennsylvania ranked top 10 for cyber crime complaints in 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual crime report. The ...

FBI says cybercrime costs rose to at least $16 billion in 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Cybercrime of all stripes cost victims globally more than $16 billion dollars last year, the Federal ...

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