Cyber crime statistics
(Australian Government Cyber Security Centre)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
From 2020-to 21, cybercrime was on the rise, with nearly 13% more cases. (Australian Government Cyber Security Centre)
(Australian Government Cyber Security Centre)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
In 2019, more than 6% of businesses were affected by ransomware. This created a detrimental loss of $381 million.
(Investopedia)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
More than a third of companies in America have had their intellectual property pilfered by Chinese competitors within the past decade
(Investopedia)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Cybercrime is on the rise, and cyberattack attempts reached an all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2021
(DarkReading)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
The COVID-19 pandemic has only made this problem worse, with cybercrime rates increasing by 600%.
(Embroker)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
43% of cyber attacks are aimed at small businesses, but only 14% are prepared to defend themselves.
(Embroker)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
300,000 cyber crimes are committed in Australia each year.
(UNSW)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
In the past 20 years, 300 investigations into cybercrime were completed and only 150 were prosecuted.
(UNSW)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Business Email Compromise Statistics
$1.8 billion in business losses was directly attributed to Business Email Compromise (BEC)
(Identity theft resource centre)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Businesses lost $190 000 when their supplier's email was hacked.
(Australian Competition & Consumer Commission)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Between June 2016 and July 2019, the FBI recorded 166,349 domestic and international instances of BEC.
(Mailguard)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Business email compromise scams caused the highest losses across all scam types in 2019 costing businesses $132 million.
(ACCC)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Roughly 1,300 reports of business email compromises were made to Scamwatch, accounting for $14 million in losses.
(Arnnet)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
78% of organisations saw an email-based ransomware attack in 2021.
(Proofpoint)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
In March, 2022 Aussies lost in scams by more than 150% from February and nearly 400% from the $20 million reported.
(Business Australia)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Business Identity Theft Statistics
1 in 4 Australians have been a victim of identity crime at some point in their lives.
(Australian Government Department of Home Affairs)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
(Take A Tumble)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Victims of identity crime spend an average of 34 hours repairing the damage caused.
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Australians aged 15 years and over (154,300) experienced identity theft in 2020-21.
(Australian Bureau of Statistics)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
11% of Australians experienced personal fraud in 2020-21.
(Australian Bureau of Statistics)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Phishing Statistics
286,607 scam reports in Australia in 2021, 71,299 were filed about phishing scams.
(Take A Tumble)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
In 2020, 1 in every 4,200 emails was a phishing email.
(Tessian)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
96% of phishing attacks arrive by email. Another 3% are carried out through malicious websites and just 1% via phone.
(Tessian)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
44,000 reports were made about phishing scams, Which represented a 75% increase during the pandemic.
(ACCC)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
92% of Australian orgs were hit with phishing attacks in 2021.
(Technology Decisions)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Phishing scams: 546 reports and $1.1 million in losses.
(ACCC)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Australians have reported over 62,000 phishing scams in 2022, with a record amount of over $3.72 million in losses reported.
(Avast)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
There is a monthly average of over 6,000 phishing attacks per 100,000 people in Australia.
(Avast)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Australians reported 44,084 phishing attacks, up 75% from the 25,168 reported the previous year.
(Channel Life)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Ransomware Statistics
A global survey of 1,225 Australian companies, found that 61 per cent of businesses were disrupted by ransomware.
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Respondents aged 18 to 24 years and 25 to 34 years were most likely to have been victims of ransomware.
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
10% of ransomware victims reported that they had money stolen as a result of their victimisation.
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
The top five sectors to report ransomware incidents to the ACSC during the 2019-20 financial year are Health, Government, Education/Research, Transport & Retail.
(Australian Cyber Security Centre)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reports that in the 2020-21 financial year, there were almost 500 reports of ransomware attacks.
(Australian Cyber Security Centre)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Of companies that fell victim to a ransomware attack, 33% paid the ransom, costing an average of AU$1.25 million for each breach.
((Security Brief Australia))
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
The average ransom paid by organisations that had data encrypted in their most significant ransomware attack, was US$226,863, with 43% paying between US$100,000 and US$499,999.
(IT Brief Australia)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
It is estimated that there is a ransomware attack on a business every 11 seconds, with ransomware damage losses projected to reach US$20 billion in 2021.
(Australian Government Department of Home Affairs)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.
Ransomware attacks have increased by nearly 500 per cent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(The Conversation)
A study conducted by Owl Labs found that 16% of companies across the globe are now fully remote, while 44% do not allow any form of remote work. In the United States, more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half the time.