During the 2020–21 financial year, The ACSC observed What the ACSC has observed Over 67,500 cybercrime reports, an increase of nearly 13% from the previous financial year Self-reported losses from cybercrime totalling more than $33 billion Approximately one quarter of reported cyber security incidents affected entities associated with Australia's critical infrastructure Over 1,500 cybercrime reports of malicious cyber activity related to the coronavirus pandemic (approximately 4 per day) More than 75% of pandemic-related cybercrime reports involved Australians losing money or personal information Nearly 500 ransomware cybercrime reports, an increase of nearly 15% from the previous financial year Fraud, online shopping scams and online banking scams were the top reported cybercrime types An increase in the average severity and impact of reported cyber security incidents, with nearly half categorised as ‘substantial’ 10 55

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