CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Institute of Criminology
More than 40 per cent of all Australian cybercrime victims fall prey to multiple types of cybercrime in a single year, with fraud and scam victims emerging as the most vulnerable. And it's prompted a critical reminder for Australians to bolster their online safeguards.
In its newly released Cybercrime in Australia 2024 report, the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) looked at four key cybercrime types - online abuse and harassment; malware; identity crime and misuse; and fraud and scams.
It found 42.1 per cent of victims were targeted across...