08-16-2017, 09:09 PM
The recent review of cybercrime reports that 63 percent of cybercrime originates in the United States. The review, published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a London-based global trade organization, covers a 15-month period ending March 2003. It contains summaries of crime cases that appeared in the public domain. While cybercrime occurs around the world, most of the information related to them comes from the United States. "Many countries are reluctant to report any kind of cybercrime," ICC senior analyst Steven Matz said in a ICC press release. "We would like to see increased reporting from regions other than the United States." According to the ICC review, the heavily populated Far East reported only 10 percent of computer crimes. The UK recorded 8 percent; Australasia scored 7 percent; And Russia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe combined reported 5 percent. The rest of Europe accounted for 2 per cent of the crimes. Other countries reported 5 percent. The largest number of arrests worldwide, 34 percent, was related to general hacking. Hacking by former employees or disgruntled contractors resulted in 24 percent of the arrests. And hacking for financial gain and extortion resulted in 30 percent of the arrests.
US Review
Bill Murray, a spokesman for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Washington, DC, says the number of cybercrime incidents remains the same this year as last year, with one big exception. The 2003 Computer Security Institute (CSI) and the FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, published in April, show that there was a large drop in losses caused by financial fraud. This year's total was nearly US $ 10.2 million compared to US $ 116 million last year. According to previous years, 82 percent of respondents reported virus attacks. In addition, 80 percent of the same group reported insider trading. The survey also shows that 56 percent of respondents reported unauthorized use in 2003 compared to 60 percent in 2002-in previous years the average was 59 percent.
Reports
The reporting of cyber crime incidents remains low in the United States. During the first three years of the CSI-FBI survey (1995-1997), only 17 percent of respondents reported having reported a cyber crime. In the following years, the number almost doubled, but has remained at 30 percent. Some people do not report cyber crimes because they fear competitors will use the Freedom of Information Act to learn how they were exploited and then use that information for financial gain or to gain market share, Murray says. However, other victims do not know whether to report cyber crime to their local police departments, the FBI or the US Secret Service. In the CSI-FBI study, many respondents said they were not aware that they could report crimes. The CSI-FBI survey points out that the most important financial toll for cybercrime involved the theft of proprietary information, which amounted to a loss of US $ 70,195,900 in 2003.
US Review
Bill Murray, a spokesman for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Washington, DC, says the number of cybercrime incidents remains the same this year as last year, with one big exception. The 2003 Computer Security Institute (CSI) and the FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, published in April, show that there was a large drop in losses caused by financial fraud. This year's total was nearly US $ 10.2 million compared to US $ 116 million last year. According to previous years, 82 percent of respondents reported virus attacks. In addition, 80 percent of the same group reported insider trading. The survey also shows that 56 percent of respondents reported unauthorized use in 2003 compared to 60 percent in 2002-in previous years the average was 59 percent.
Reports
The reporting of cyber crime incidents remains low in the United States. During the first three years of the CSI-FBI survey (1995-1997), only 17 percent of respondents reported having reported a cyber crime. In the following years, the number almost doubled, but has remained at 30 percent. Some people do not report cyber crimes because they fear competitors will use the Freedom of Information Act to learn how they were exploited and then use that information for financial gain or to gain market share, Murray says. However, other victims do not know whether to report cyber crime to their local police departments, the FBI or the US Secret Service. In the CSI-FBI study, many respondents said they were not aware that they could report crimes. The CSI-FBI survey points out that the most important financial toll for cybercrime involved the theft of proprietary information, which amounted to a loss of US $ 70,195,900 in 2003.