Cybersecurity statistics / Social engineering

The FBI received 193,407 complaints about phishing/spoofing in 2024 (versus 298,878 in 2023 and 321,136 in 2022).

Publisher	FBI
Report	Internet Crime Complaint Center Report
Published	23 April 2025
Topics	Social engineering, Phishing, Spoofing

Published by FBI in Internet Crime Complaint Center Report, 23 April 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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