The FBI received 467,361 complaints related to online crime in 2019, an average of nearly 1,300 every day, and the highest number reported since the center was established in May 2000, according to a new report.
The Bureau’s 2019 Internet Crime Report (pdf) published on Feb. 11 revealed they recorded more than $3.5 billion in losses to individual and business victims, with phishing attacks, non-payment or non-delivery, and extortion being the top three crime types reported.
