13 September 2007
In brief
The number of financial frauds carried out online rose to more than 200,000 last year—more than double the official number of real-world robberies carried out in the same period—according to research. More than three million online crimes were carried out last year, the UK Cybercrime Report, commissioned by online identity firm Garlik, says. More than 60% of online crimes—an estimated 1.9 million incidents—were offences against the person including abusive or threatening e-mails, false or offensive accusations posted on websites and blackmail carried out over the internet. It asserts that 90% of cybercrimes go unreported since many victims think the activity is not criminal or that the police will not investigate.
