On par with the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, is the FBI’s IC3 Internet Crime Report for fan favorite and most frequently referenced. So, without further ado, the 2020 Internet Crime Report has been released.

According to the FBI, this years’ report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion. There is also a new report highlighting State-specific statistics that can be accessed within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State Reports. As always, the IC3’s 2020 Internet Crime Report contains information about the most prevalent internet scams affecting the public and offers guidance for prevention and protection – this year’s report also includes interesting statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic scams that were unique to 2020.

About IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center): The IC3 gives the public a reliable and convenient mechanism to report suspected internet crime to the FBI. With the release of the 2020 Internet Crime Report, the FBI wants to remind the public to immediately report suspected criminal internet activity to the IC3 at ic3.gov. By reporting internet crime, victims are not only alerting law enforcement to the activity, but aiding in the overall fight against cybercrime. Access the IC3 2020 Internet Crime Report at IC3.gov