Australia ’s new online crime reporting tool has revealed that online fraud and scams are the greatest threats facing Australian consumers . Want to have your articles published on CSO? In the first results from the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network ( 2006 ) , scams accounted for approximately half of the 39,000 reported cyber crimes . The majority of cyber crime victims came from Victoria , followed by New South Wales and then Queensland . Approximately 40 % of victims were aged between 20 and 40 , and a similar proportion between 40 and 60 . Notably , the report highlighted the growth in social engineering activity , with email , social media 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 ( 2006 ) , scams accounted for approximately half of the 39,000 reported cyber crimes . The majority of cyber crime victims came from Victoria , followed by New South Wales and then Queensland . Approximately 40 % of victims were aged between 20 and 40 , and a similar proportion between 40 and 60 . Notably , the report highlighted the growth in social engineering activity , with email , social media and website advertising reportedly the most common channels that cybercriminals have been using to target their victims .