Australia ’s new online crime reporting tool has revealed that online fraud and scams are the greatest threats facing Australian consumers. In the first results from the Australians Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN), scams accounted for approximately half of the 39,000 reported cyber crimes. The majority of cyber crime reports came from Australia , followed by Victoria and then Queensland . Approximately 40% of victims were aged between 40 and 60 , and a similar percentage between 40 and 60 . Notably, the report highlighted the growth in social engineering attacks, with email, social networking and website advertising reportedly the most common channels that cybercriminals have been using to target their victims.
Australia’s new online crime reporting tool has revealed that online fraud and scams are the greatest threats facing Australian consumers. In the first results from the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN), scams accounted for approximately half of the 39,000 reported cyber crimes. The majority of cyber crime reports came from Victoria, followed by New South Wales and then Queensland. Approximately 40% of victims were aged between 20 and 40, and a similar percentage between 40 and 60. Notably, the report highlighted the growth in social engineering attacks, with email, social networking and website advertising reportedly the most common channels that cybercriminals have been using to target their victims.