Title: Victims of cybercrime are suffering emotional trauma - Infosecurity Magazine
Headings: #ISC2Congress: Cybercrime Victims Left Depressed and Traumatized
#ISC2Congress: Cybercrime Victims Left Depressed and Traumatized
Eleanor Dallaway Editorial Director, Infosecurity Magazine
Victims of cybercrime are suffering emotional trauma which can lead to depression, an expert warned

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12 Sep 2016 News
#ISC2Congress: Cybercrime Victims Left Depressed and Traumatized
Eleanor Dallaway Editorial Director, Infosecurity Magazine
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Victims of cybercrime are suffering emotional trauma which can lead to depression, an expert warned
Sometimes mistakenly perceived as a victimless crime, cyber-criminals are causing their victims emotional, physical and financial trauma, an expert claimed at the (ISC) 2 Congress in Orlando, Florida, on September 12, 2016. Terri Howard works for FEI behavioural health, a company that provides support and services to companies in the aftermath of critical incidents. In the past, she explained, calls were typically about shooting or bombs, but over the last six years, calls have increasingly been from companies that have experienced a data breach or cyber-attack. “You’d be surprised at the levels of trauma suffered by cybercrime victims,” Howard told her audience. In nine out of ten cases, there is a financial loss to the victim – a loss which gets greater when stolen data is sold. A less understood impact, however, is the emotional trauma experienced by the individuals that have been impacted. “Victims often feel that there has been an invasion of their privacy,” Howard explained. “ People feel victimized, that they’ve suffered a traumatic experience. It is the very same feelings that victims of assault experience.