Risk: Informational
A UK citizen becomes a victim of online crime every 10 seconds, according to new research. The research, published by criminology firm 1871 Ltd, also revealed that in 2006, over three million online crimes were perpetrated.
Sadly, 90% of online crime goes unreported, as victims are reluctant to report such crimes as they wrongly believe that the activity is not criminal or that the police will be unable or unwilling to investigate. The lack of a clear, legal definition for cybercrime is an important factor in such attitudes and the absence of consistent reporting systems undoubtedly hinder ecrime investigations.
The full report is available from Garlik, a data security firm, which commissioned the report:
https://www.garlik.com/press/Garlik_UK_Cybercrime_Report.pdf