The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 Internet Crime Report. And it has revealed a record-breaking surge in cybercrime losses across the United States.
Last year, total losses reached $16.6 billion, which is a 33% increase from the previous year. Email continues to be the most exploited attack vector, with cybercriminals using it for phishing scams, business email compromise (BEC) attacks and data exfiltration at scale. Proofpoint looked at this year’s report through the lens of email security. Our review underscores the growing need for organizations to adopt layered, human-centric defenses that mitigate human-activated threats across email, cloud and collaboration platforms. Here are the top takeaways.
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