Security News > 2020 > June > FBI: Online crimes increasing in Florida, California, Texas, Ohio, and New York
"There doesn't seem to be any mitigation of the growing trend of online crime. The first line of defense from online fraud is not a technology solution or even law enforcement; it's user awareness. From a policy perspective, governments and other institutions should get the word out more so that individuals and organizations are more sensitive to online threats."
The most popular internet crimes tracked by the FBI were extortion, government impersonation, and business email compromise, which cost victims $1.8 billion in 2019.
After creating the Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2000, the FBI began categorizing internet crimes and releasing victim losses.
According to the study, business email compromise accounted for 92% of all online victim losses in Ohio, 57% in New York, 56% in Texas, 47% in Washington, 46% in California, and 33% in Florida.
"Online crimes are growing. There doesn't seem to be any mitigation in the trends. The inability of authorities to catch the people behind these scams may account for no apparent mitigation in the growth of online crime. If you can't get the criminals, they'll keep doing it," he said.