A study by McAfee reveals the economic damage caused by cyber attacks. According to this, cybercriminal activities now cost the global economy over a trillion dollars.
Cyber crime costs the global economy over $ XNUMX trillion. That is roughly one percent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP). This is the conclusion reached the current study “The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime” by McAfee, which was carried out in cooperation with the “Center for Strategic and International Studies” (CSIS).
McAfee study shows dramatic increase
For comparison: In the 2018 study, the global damage amounted to almost 600 billion US dollars. The researchers were able to record an increase in costs of over 50 percent in the new study.
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