Figure 3: Cybercrime reports by type for financial year 2020–21
2% Threat
3% Harassment
3% Bullying
2% Malware
2% Stalking
2% Image Shared
1% Donation
23% Fraud
4% Romance Scams
4% Bulk Extortion
5% Selling
6% Investment
17% Shopping
7% BEC
7% Identity Theft
12% Online Banking
Note: Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number.
Self-reported financial losses due to cybercrime in Australia-based cybercrime reports totalled more than
$33 billion (AUD). Due to open and complex cybercrime investigations, these figures may not be fully verified by
law enforcement and a significant portion are related to cyber-enabled crimes. Small businesses made a higher
number of cybercrime reports than in the previous financial year; however, medium businesses had the highest
average financial loss per cybercrime report (see Figure 4).
Figure 4: Cybercrime reports and average reported loss by organisation size for financial year 2020–21
$40,000
$33,442 (AUD)
$30,000
$19,306 (AUD)
$20,000
$10,000
$8,899 (AUD)
$0
Small Business
Medium Business
Large Organisation
Note: Figures rounded to the nearest dollar (AUD).
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