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Australian crime : facts and figures 2004

Cybercrime

Note: These data are indicative only as the sample is not necessarily representative. Caution therefore should be taken when using the following statistics. See the chapter text for further information.

Figure 48: Cost of computer crime, 2004

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IOT - Interception of telecommunications (voice or data)
TBPCI - Theft/breach of proprietary or confidential information
UAPII - Unauthorised access to privileged information by insider
TOCH - Theft of other computer hardware or devices
DNPAHS - Degradation of network performance associated with heavy scanning

Source: AusCERT 2004. Australian computer crime and security survey 2004. Brisbane: AusCERT. <http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=2001>

What this chart shows

  • The type of computer crime that generated the highest cost was virus/worm/trojan infection, with a total cost of $7.1 million. The highest cost for a single incident of virus/worm/trojan infection was $2 million.
  • These costs are estimates based on survey responses from 137 organisations only, so underestimate the true cost of computer crime in Australia.
  • The total cost of computer crime experienced by survey respondents was estimated at $15.9 million.

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