STATISTICAL OFFICE SAYS UK CYBER-FRAUDS ON THE INCREASE
June 2nd, 2020
THE UK’S Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported a 23% year-on-year increase in computer-related fraud incidents referred to Britain’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) for the year to March 31, compared to the same period in 2018-19. The 26,215 offences were notified to the NFIB by Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre.
The ONS report said the expansion in cyber-scams were fuelled by larger numbers of social media and email-related hacking cases (up 55% from 8,340 to 12,894 offences), and a 61% increase in ...
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