Revealed: Cybercrime is a Growing Threat - Which States are the Biggest Targets?

Revealed: Cybercrime is a Growing Threat – Which States are the Biggest Targets?


Newly released information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed, that depending on the state where you live, you could be more susceptible to being targeted by hackers for a cyber attack.

According to a report in the U.K. Daily Mail, TorGuard, a company specializing in online security, examined data from the 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report and identified the states most vulnerable to internet crime.

According to the findings, Alaska was the most unsafe state as far as cyberattacks are concerned. The Last Frontier leads with 319 cyberattacks per 100,000 residents, totaling 2,338 cases and economic losses amounting to roughly $31.77 million.

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These losses primarily came through extortion.

In second place was Nevada, with 308 attacks per 100,000 residents, with victims losing a

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