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Tatort Internet: Kriminalität verursacht Bürgern Schäden in Milliardenhöhe

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  • Johannes Rieckmann
  • Martina Kraus
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Cybercrime can lead to considerable costs for those affected. Previous attempts to quantify the damage have focused mainly on businesses. Official information on damages incurredby individuals is based primarily on cases reported to the police, but these figures in no way accurately reflect the actual number of cybercrimes. This study, which is based on a broadly conceived survey, evaluates the financial harm to individuals. It covers four key areas of cybercrime - phishing, identity theft, consumer fraud, and malicious software. The damage in these areas together amounts to approximately 3.4 billion euros per year, equivalent to 0.1 percent of Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP). Internetkriminalität kann für die Betroffenen erhebliche Kosten zur Folge haben. Bisherige Ansätze der Quantifizierung konzentrierten sich meist auf Schäden für Unternehmen. Offizielle Angaben zu Schäden für Privatpersonen beruhen in erster Linie auf den polizeilich erfassten Fällen, dadurch wird die tatsächliche Belastung der Bürger aber nicht annähernd wiedergegeben. In der vorliegenden Untersuchung, die auf einer breit angelegten Befragung beruht, wird der finanzielle Schaden für Privatpersonen abgeschätzt. Er beläuft sich in vier wichtigen Bereichen der Internetkriminalität – Phishing, Identitätsbetrug, Waren- und Dienstleistungsbetrug und Schadsoftware – jährlich auf insgesamt 3,4 Milliarden Euro, dies entspricht 0,1 Prozent des deutschen Bruttoinlandsprodukts.

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  • Johannes Rieckmann & Martina Kraus, 2015. "Tatort Internet: Kriminalität verursacht Bürgern Schäden in Milliardenhöhe," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 82(12), pages 295-301.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:82-12-6
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    Keywords

    crime; crime statistics; cybercrime; darkfield; fraud; identity theft; indicator; inner security; malware; perception; phishing; police statistics; security;
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    JEL classification:

    • H79 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Other
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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