U.S. Cyber Crime Climbing: 90% of Americans Targeted by Digital Scams

Alarming new insights from F-Secure's U.S. Scam Intelligence & Impact Report show 90% of Americans were targeted in a digital scam attempt in the last year, with 1 in 4 believing they fell victim to a scam, and 3 in 10 losing money to cyber crime. These are just some of the concerning trends unmasked in the survey, revealing the rapidly rising prevalence of digital scams in the United States.

F-Secure, the world leader in scam protection, surveyed more than 1,000 Americans about their experience with scams and scam attempts, shining light on this rapidly growing security issue. The report found even more troubling trends in how scammers continuously exploit people:
 

• 66% of Americans encountered scams at least monthly last year – leading to loss of money, time, personal information, and data

• $159 Billion was lost to scams in the U.S. alone last year, with scam victims losing $2,600 each on average (GASA)

• 7 in 10 Americans admit worrying about their online safety

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