German Cyber Crime Rose 80% in 2016 According to the Latest Statistics Issued by German Ministry of Interior

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Apr 28, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Breaches, Germany, Uncategorized | 0 |

The German government registered 82,649 cases of computer fraud, espionage and other cyber crimes in 2016, as compared to 2015 statistics of 45,793, an increase of just over 80 percent from 2015. The German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere released the new statistics, as part of the government’s annual crime report on Monday April 24, 2017. Only 38.7% of the cases were solved.

In addition to cyber crime, German police also registered 253,290 cases of crimes carried out with the help of the internet, an increase of 3.6 percent from 2015, the newspaper reported.

Source: Reuters

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