Originally published February 26 2006
FBI survey points to widespread cybercrime
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Almost 90 percent of more than 2,000 public and private organizations included in an FBI survey said they experienced computer security threats in 2005 -- most commonly by viruses and worms -- resulting in the loss of an estimated $32 million.
An FBI survey of more than 2,000 public and private organizations on the subject of cyber-crime found that almost 90 percent had experienced computer security incidents in 2005.
The 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey is one of the largest by the agency on the topic of cyber-crime and found widespread evidence of criminal online behavior targeting organizations in the United States.
While organizations are becoming more vigilant about computer security risks, only 90 percent of organizations that experienced attacks reported them to law enforcement, according to an FBI statement.
Attacks by computer viruses and worms continued to be the most common kinds of attacks reported by the organizations surveyed by the FBI.
Viruses were detected by 83 percent of those responding to the survey; 79 percent of those responding said they had encountered spyware during the year, while 20 percent said their networks had been scanned or had data sabotaged.
Total losses for the companies surveyed were estimated at $32 million, with virus and worm attacks accounting for $12 million of that, according to the FBI.
The survey, which was released on Jan. 11, is different from the annual survey conducted by the FBI and CSI (Computer Security Institute), which came out in July.
The CSI/FBI survey of 700 U.S. corporations, government agencies, and financial and medical institutions found that attacks on computer networks and losses from computer attacks were both down in 2005.
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