Scammers stole a record $16.6 billion in 2024 ... More than a quarter million complaints reported money lost to a scam, with an average of a loss of more than $19,000. "As nearly all aspects ...

Cybercriminals and online ... reported lost to investment scams has rapidly increased in recent years, jumping from $3.3 billion in 2022 to $4.6 billion in 2023 and $6.6 billion last year, the ...

while personal data breaches were responsible for over $1.4 billion in losses. Romance scams landed sixth on the list, with people reporting more than $672 million lost to the schemes. California ...