Number of cybercrimes reported to the ACSC in Australia FY 2020-2023

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) received approximately 94 thousand cybercrime reports in the financial year 2023. The number of reports has increased in comparison to previous years, with approximately 76 thousand cybercrime reports filed in the financial year 2022.  Recent data breaches When surveyed about the actions they would take following a reported hack or data breach, more than three quarters of Australian adults indicated that they would either pause or completely stop spending with a brand or organization in 2022., Less than one-fifth of respondents would continue spending with a brand but would be concerned.  In 2022, the global average cost of a data breach was 4.35 million US dollars. The average cost of a data breach in Australia was approximately 2.9 million US dollars.  Loss from scams Victims of investment scams lost over 177 million Australian dollars in 2021. In the same year, dating and romance scams cost Australians approximately 56 million Australian dollars. False billing, remote access scams, and threats to life were also amongst the most reported scam types in Australia the same year.

澳大利亚网络安全中心（ACSC）在2023财年接收了大约94,000起网络犯罪报告。与往年相比，报告数量有所上升，2022财年共有约76,000起网络犯罪报告。近期数据泄露事件在调查受访者关于报告黑客攻击或数据泄露后的行为时，超过四分之三的澳大利亚成年人表示，他们将在2022年暂停或完全停止与品牌或组织的消费。不到五分之一的受访者表示将继续与品牌消费，但会感到担忧。2022年，全球数据泄露的平均成本为435万美元，而在澳大利亚，数据泄露的平均成本约为290万美元。在欺诈损失方面，2021年投资诈骗的受害者损失超过1.77亿澳元。同年，约会和浪漫诈骗给澳大利亚人造成了约5600万澳元的损失。虚假账单、远程访问诈骗以及对生命的威胁也是当年澳大利亚最常报告的诈骗类型。