Global most frequently reported cyber crime by number of victims 2022 | Statista

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In 2022, the most common type of cyber crime reported to the United States Internet Crime Complaint Center was phishing, affecting approximately 300 thousand individuals. In addition, nearly 59 thousand cases of personal data breaches cases were reported to the IC3 during that year.

Most commonly reported cyber crime categories worldwide in 2022, by number of individuals affected

Characteristic	Number of individuals affected
Phishing	300,497
Personal data breach	58,859
Non-payment / Non-delivery	51,679
Extortion	39,416
Tech Support	32,538
Investment	30,529
Identity theft	27,922
Credit Card / Check Fraud	22,985
BEC	21,832
Spoofing	20,649
Confidence fraud / romance	19,021
Employment	14,946
Harassment / Stalking	11,779
Real Estate	11,727
Government Impersonation	11,554
Advanced fee	11,264
Overpayment	6,183
Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance	5,650
Data Breach	2,795
Crimes Against Children	2,587
Ransomware	2,385
Terrorism/Threats of Violence	2,224
IPR / Copyright / Counterfeit	2,183
SIM Swap	2,026
Malware	762
Botnet	568
Other	9,966

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March 2023

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2022

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