5 Countries With Most Cyber Crime In The World

1. United States of America

Number of Victims in 2022: 479,181

In the first half of 2022 alone, approximately 53.35 million US citizens fell victim to cybercrime. Remarkably, between July 2020 and June 2021, the US emerged as the primary target for cyber-attacks worldwide, accounting for 46% of all attacks. The financial toll on US citizens from cyber-related crimes in 2021 was substantial, totaling $6.9 billion. Specific categories of cybercrime included romance scams amounting to $956 million, investment scams reaching $1.4 billion, and business email compromise leading to losses of $2.39 billion. For businesses in the US, ransomware poses a grave threat to cybersecurity, with 60% of organizations experiencing data encryption in successful ransomware attacks. The expenses incurred to address and rectify these attacks averaged around $1.08 million in 2021. Interestingly, this cost showed a notable decrease of 49% from the previous year, when it stood at $2.09 million in 2020.

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